SRD:Breastplate

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Breastplate (Medium)

Size	Humanoid Cost	Nonhumanoid Cost	Armor Bonus	Weight	Hit Points
Small	200 gp	400 gp	+5	15 lb.	25
Medium	200 gp	400 gp	+5	30 lb.	25

Non-Standard Sizes
Fine	100 gp	200 gp	+2	3 lb.	25
Diminutive	100 gp	200 gp	+2	3 lb.	25
Tiny	100 gp	200 gp	+2	3 lb.	25
Large	400 gp	800 gp	+5	60 lb.	25
Huge	800 gp	1600 gp	+5	150 lb.	25
Gargantuan	1600 gp	3200 gp	+5	240 lb.	25
Colossal	3200 gp	6400 gp	+5	360 lb.	25

Maximum Dex Bonus	Armor Check Penalty	Arcane Spell Failure	Hardness
+3	−4	25%	10

Speed
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.

Don	Don Hastily	Remove
4 minutes1	1 minute	1 minute1
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.

Description/Notes

Breastplates come with a helmet and greaves.

Enhancements

These are the prices for this item when made with specific materials or enhancements.

Breastplate Material Enhancements

Material	Cost1	Hardness	Hit Points	Special
Masterwork Steel	350 gp	10	25	-
Adamantine	10200 gp	20	33	Grants wearer DR 2/-
Crystal, Deep	4200 gp	10	25	Does not rust
Crystal, Mundane	350 gp	8	20	Does not rust
Dragonhide	700 gp	10	8	Non-metal armor
Mithral	4200 gp	15	25	Half weight, Treated as light armor, Increase max Dex bonus by 2, Reduce armor check penalty by 3 (min 0), Reduced ASF by 10%
The given costs include the masterwork component.

Magical/Psionic Armor and Shield Enhancements

Bonus Value	Additional Cost	Hardness Increase1	Additional hp1
+1	+1,000 gp	+2	+10
+2	+4,000 gp	+4	+20
+3	+9,000 gp	+6	+30
+4	+16,000 gp	+8	+40
+5	+25,000 gp	+10	+50
+6	+36,000 gp2	+12	+60
+7	+49,000 gp2	+14	+70
+8	+64,000 gp2	+16	+80
+9	+81,000 gp2	+18	+90
+10	+100,000 gp2	+20	+100
+11 or more	+ bonus × bonus × 10,000 gp	+ enhancement bonus × 2	+ enhancement bonus × 10
Unlike the additional cost, the increase to the armor or shield's hardness and hit points are only gained from its enhancement bonus, not its special abilities. If the armor or shield has a magical bonus greater than +5 or a special ability worth more than +5, then it's epic. Multiply magic cost by 10.

See Also

• Armor Qualities
• Magic Armor
• Wikipedia: Cuirass

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