BF Armor and Shields r3

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Armor and ShieldsA Basic Fantasy RPG Supplement

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Copyright 2010 Jeff JohnsonAll Rights ReservedDistributed under the terms of theOpen Game i!ense version 1"0a

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INTRODUCTION

'his supplement provides additional armor and shields for play under the #asi! $antasy Role()laying Game rules" *f you donot already have a !opy of the #asi! $antasy R)G rules+ please visit the ,ebsite and do,nload a !opy"

'he tables belo, provide an e-panded range of armor andshields for use in the game" Availability of these additionalitems is at the dis!retion of the Game .aster+ of !ourse"

/nless other,ise spe!ified+ a suit of armor taes 10 roundsminus the !hara!ters De-terity bonus to put on or tae off"

Armor is often made of differing materials+ espe!ially shields"ome )late Armor is made of bron3e or possibly some otheralloy+ though it is most !ommonly made of steel" Differingmaterials and their effe!t on ,eight+ !ost and AC is beyondthe s!ope of this do!ument" Game .asters are en!ouragedto mae these ad4ustments as they see fit ,hile adhering tothe simple and basi! nature of the #asi! $antasy R)G"

*t is safe to assume that Armor ,hi!h ,eighs 25 or lesspounds is !onsidered 6ight7 and armor that ,eighs 50 ormore pounds is !onsidered 68eavy7" Any armor that falls,ithin those bounds may be !onsidered 6.edium7"

Armor

Armor 'ype Cost %eight AC9o Armor 0 gp 0 11

)added 15 gp 10 12

8ide 10 gp :0 1:

eather 20 gp 15 1:

tudded eather :0 gp 25 1;

Ring .ail 25 gp :0 1;

Chain .ail

$ield )late .ail 500 gp >0 1=

$ull )late .ail 1500 gp =0 1?

Shields

hield 'ype Cost %eight AC #onus [email protected]

#u!ler 5 gp 2 1@0

.edium hield > gp > 1@1

'o,er hield 15 gp 12 1@:

Armor Descriptions

)added Armor is !reated from layers of !loth pla!ed ontop of ea!h other" *t is often !eremonial+ being not mu!h use+but does offer minimal amounts of prote!tion" 'he layers of!loth are great for ,inter months be!ause they provide solidinsulation+ but often get very s,eaty and dirty unless

properly laundered ,ith freBuen!y"

8ide Armor is mu!h lie leather in its ,oring andprote!tion" Often hide armor !an be found in remote areasor barbari! lands it is the most !ommon type used by or!sand many other humanoids" 'he pro!ess of !reating hidearmor involves !uring the beasts hide and se,ing it to!lothing" *t is often hot and it!hy+ but offers prote!tionsimilar to regular leather armor"

eather Armor !onsists of pie!es of hardened and@orlayered leather" 'here are a variety of methods for !reatingthis armor+ most of ,hi!h involve boiling+ shaping+ thenstiffening the armor" 'he leather pie!es are se,n to a !lothundergarment for ma-imum fle-ibility"

2tudded eather Armor is similar to regular leatherarmor+ but instead of hardening the leather+ metal studsand@or small plates are riveted to it" 'he studs !oupled ,iththe leather material provide added prote!tion from atta!s atthe slight !ost of mobility"

Ring .ail Armor !onsists of rings of steel dire!tly se,n toan undergarment" 'he rings themselves offer great fle-ibilityand de!ent prote!tion" 'he underlying garment is usually asoft and supple leather ,hi!h !an ,ithstand mildpunishment"

hain .a il A rmor !onsists of rings of metal that areinter,oven+ rather than being stit!hed to a leather garment"Chain mail is ,orn over a padded undergarment see)added Armor+ aboveE if ,orn ,ithout the paddedundergarment+ !hain mail armor provides an Armor Class of1: at a ,eight of :0 pounds" Chain mail is very fle-ible anddurable" *t is one of the most popular and affordable armorsavailable to player !hara!ters" Chain mail may be madeeither in the form of a suit i"e" tuni! and trousersE or in theform of a hauber+ ,hi!h !onsists of a tuni! ,ith a sirt orilt to prote!t the legs"


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A BASIC FANTASY SUPPL!NT AR!OR AND S"ILDS

2!ale .ail Armoris made of metal s!ales dire!tly ,ovento an undergarment that offers fle-ibility and moderateprote!tion"

2pl int .ai l Armor is a form of !hain mail ,here smallstrips of thi! metal are inter,oven amongst the rings of the

mail" 'hese small embedded plates offer e-!ellent !overageand thi!er prote!tion than regular Chain .ail at the pri!e ofadditional ,eight and less fle-ibility"

) la te .ai l A rmor is another !ommon form of metalarmor" arge plates of hard metal are fashioned to !over thetorso+ arms and legs and atta!hed at the 4oints to anunderlying suit of !hain mail a padded undergarment see)added Armor+ aboveE is ,orn underneath" *f plate mail is,orn ,ithout the undergarment+ the armor !lass provided is15 at a ,eight of ;0 pounds" 'he individual pie!es of theplate mail have spe!ifi! names+ as follo,s&

#reastplateF !overs the !hest and ba! of the,earer" 'his is also sometimes !alled a !uirass" 'he

breastplate is the largest part of the armor and,eighs about 1< lbs"$aulds F ,orn belo, the breastplate to !over the,aist and hips" 'he faulds ,eight around 10 lbs"'assetsF ,orn on the thighs" 'assets !ompromiseappro-imately = lbs" of the overall ,eight of thearmor"Greaves F ,orn on the shins" A pair of greavesusually ,eighs about ; lbs")auldrons F ,orn on the shoulders" )auldrons+on average+ ,eigh about < lbs"ambra!esF ,orn on the forearms" ambra!esgenerally ,eigh about ; lbs"GauntletsF ,orn on the hands" Gauntlets only,eigh around 2 lbs"

$ield )late Armor !onsists of solid pie!es of plate armor+fastened together ,ith a variety of !ompli!ated sliding parts+hinges+ and straps" mall pie!es of !hain mail are used to!over hard(to(prote!t 4oints+ su!h as behind the nees andunder the arms" $ield plate armor provides greaterprote!tion than regular plate mail ,ith a relatively smallin!rease in ,eight+ but must be !ustom fitted to the ,earerthis generally means that a !hara!ter pur!hasing this sort ofarmor must ,ait at least a full ,ee bet,een pla!ing theorder and re!eiving the finished suit" $ield plate armor is,orn over a padded undergarment see )added Armor+aboveE+ and if ,orn ,ithout the undergarment+ the Armor

Class provided is 1> at a ,eight of


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AR!OR AND S"ILDS A BASIC FANTASY SUPPL!NT

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