Riding Plate (3.5e Equipment)

Author: Eiji-kun (talk) Date Created: 9-26-16 Status: Complete Editing: Mechanical changes on Talk

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Riding Plate

Riding plate is a heavy protective full plate with better protection on the joints and tougher, thicker armor. However, it is very heavy and not mobile at all. It's intended to be used on horseback, where the mobility options are not a problem.

Riding Plate (Heavy)

Size	Humanoid Cost	Nonhumanoid Cost	Armor Bonus	Weight	Hit Points
Small	1750 gp	3500 gp	+11	40 lb.	50
Medium	1750 gp	3500 gp	+11	80 lb.	50

[Expand] Non-Standard Sizes
Fine	875 gp	1750 gp	+5	8 lb.	50
Diminutive	875 gp	1750 gp	+5	8 lb.	50
Tiny	875 gp	1750 gp	+5	8 lb.	50
Large	3500 gp	7000 gp	+11	160 lb.	50
Huge	7000 gp	14000 gp	+11	400 lb.	50
Gargantuan	14000 gp	28000 gp	+11	640 lb.	50
Colossal	28000 gp	56000 gp	+11	960 lb.	50

Maximum Dex Bonus	Armor Check Penalty	Arcane Spell Failure	Hardness
+0	-7	50%	10

Speed1
Base	20 ft.	30 ft.	40 ft.	50 ft.	60 ft.	70 ft.	80 ft.	90 ft.	100 ft.
Armored	15 ft.	20 ft.	30 ft.	35 ft.	40 ft.	50 ft.	55 ft.	60 ft.	70 ft.
When running in heavy armor, you move only triple your speed, not quadruple.

Don	Don Hastily	Remove
4 minutes2	4 minutes1	1d4+1 minutes1
If the character has some help, cut this time in half. A single character doing nothing else can help one or two adjacent characters. Two characters can't help each other don armor at the same time. The wearer must have help to don this armor. Without help, it can be donned only hastily.

Riding plate reduces your speed in half, rather than the normal 3/4rd reduction for heavy armor. In addition, standing up from prone is a standard action.

Riding plate has straps on its legs, allowing the user to hook to a mount's saddle securely. By locking themselves to their mount they gain a +8 bonus on any checks made to knock them off their mount. Locking or unlocking a rider is a full round action that provokes attacks of opportunity.

Craft (armorsmithing) DC 19. Market Price 1750 gp.

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