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Expanded Armor
Armor in core D&D is a fairly simple affair. Each core armor shares the following five variables and the following five variables only: weight class, AC bonus, maximum Dexterity bonus, armor check penalty, and arcane spell failure chance. While these constructions are certainly helpful and perfectly fine, it does create an obvious meta where stats-conscious individuals will gravitate to only a small number of different choices: there will be only full plate for the big boys, only breastplate for the slightly smaller boys, and only chain shirts for the welterweights. Once you gain a few levels and money start rolling in, why have leather armor when you can have a mithral chain shirt? Add twilight armorSpC to that, and you have pretty much the only armor that arcane spellcasters can (and will) readily use. It has gotten to the point that you obviously simply buy protective stats instead of armor.
Honestly, there is nothing wrong with that. It's not just the melee fighter's desire to be properly protected in a fight; it's downright necessary for his survival. However, having a greater number of viable options to choose from for every potential type of character encourages a variety that goes more than skin-deep. Wearing a specific kind of armor should have more meaning than simply boosting your AC. Therefore we have Expanded Armor, an extensive wardrobe of protective gear that offers more than just the basic stats.
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Make your own Expanded Armor
The Expended Armor Wardrobe
Armor | Armor Type | Cost | Armor Bonus | Maximum Dex Bonus |
Armor Check Penalty |
Arcane Spell Failure |
Weight |
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Abomination Skin | Medium | 5300 gp | +4 | +3 | -3 | 20% | 30 lb. |
Armor of Thorns | Medium | 3800 gp | +4 | +3 | -3 | 25% | 40 lb. |
Armor of the Seldarine | Light | 2800 gp | +3 | +7 | 0 | 5% | 10 lb. |
Battlecaster's Robes | Medium | 6500 gp | +4 | +2 | -6 | 0% | 35 lb. |
Beasthunter's Hide | Medium | 800 gp | +5 | +1 | -5 | 30% | 40 lb. |
Black Knight Armor | Heavy | 7500 gp | +9 | +0 | -6 | 40% | 60 lb. |
Black Rogue Armor | Light | 1300 gp | +2 | +7 | 0 | 5% | 12 lb. |
Cleric Armor | Heavy | 1000 gp | +7 | +0 | -6 | 40% | 50 lb. |
Court Sorcerer's Robes | Light | 1400 gp | +1 | +8 | 0 | 0% | 4 lb. |
Dao Seeker's Robe | Light | 2500 gp | +1 | +6 | 0 | 10% | 5 lb. |
Desert Nomad's Garb | Light | 300 gp | +2 | +5 | -2 | 15% | 10 lb. |
Diver Plate | Heavy | 3300 gp | +10 | +0* | -10* | 70% | 200 lb. |
Dragon Armor | Heavy | 7000 gp | +8 | +2 | -4 | 25% | 50 lb. |
Dredmoor Armor | Medium | 5000 gp | +5 | +3 | -2 | 20% | 25 lb. |
Easterner's Armor | Medium | 1200 gp | +5 | +2 | -3 | 25% | 30 lb. |
Ego Plate | Light | 5500 gp | +5 | +3 | -2 | 20% | 30 lb. |
Excavator's Outfit | Light | 1400 gp | +3 | +4 | -3 | 15% | 20 lb. |
Fluted Plate | Heavy | 1900 gp | +8 | +1 | -6 | 35% | 50 lb. |
Golem Armor | Heavy | 8500 gp | +10 | +0 | -12 | 65% | 120 lb. |
Graverobber's Rags | Light | 500 gp | +1 | +6 | -1 | 0% | 6 lb. |
Havel's Armor | Heavy | 9000 gp | +11 | +0 | -14 | 80% | 140 lb. |
Hoplite Armor | Light | 750 gp | +4 | +4 | -3 | 25% | 30 lb. |
Knight-Errant's Armor | Medium | 1800 gp | +6 | +2 | -3 | 20% | 40 lb. |
Martial Arts Dougi | Light | 300 gp | +1 | +9 | 0 | 0% | 4 lb. |
Mirror Plate | Heavy | 5200 gp | +5 | +1 | -5 | 35% | 45 lb. |
Northlander Armor | Medium | 550 gp | +5 | +2 | -4 | 25% | 30 lb. |
Paladin's Plate | Heavy | 2250 gp | +9 | +0 | -7 | 40% | 55 lb. |
Performer's Regalia | Light | 1500 gp | +3 | +7 | -1 | 10% | 4 lb. |
Phalanx Breaker Plate Armor | Heavy | 6300 gp | +7 | +0 | -7 | 50% | 60 lb. |
Pontiff's Robe | Light | 4200 gp | +2 | +4 | -2 | 5% | 10 lb. |
Red Templar Armor | Heavy | 2100 gp | +8 | +1 | -5 | 35% | 50 lb. |
Steam-Powered Armor | Heavy | 8000 gp | +10 | +0 | -10* | 70% | 160 lb. |
Swamp Witch's Garb | Light | 1100 gp | +2 | +5 | -1 | 0% | 8 lb. |
Track Suit | Light | 250 gp | 0 | — | 0 | 0% | 5 lb. |
Wanderer's Outfit | Light | 2300 gp | +3 | +6 | 0 | 10% | 15 lb. |
Weardskäl | Heavy | 6800 gp | +9 | +0 | -10 | 60% | 100 lb. |
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