BANDED MAIL:
This armour is made of overlapping strips of metal sewn to a backing of
leather and chainmail. The strips cover vulnerable areas, while the chain and
leather protect the joints and provide freedom of movement. Straps and buckles
distribute the weight evenly. The suit includes gauntlets. To don Banded mail
takes 4 minutes, this time may be halved if the character has some help to do
so. To hastily don banded mail armour takes 1 minute, but the armour then
suffers a -1 penalty to its Armour bonus and Armour check penalty. To remove
banded mail armour takes 1 minute, this time may be halved if the character has
some help to do so.
LEATHER ARMOUR:
The breastplate and shoulder protectors of this armour are made of leather
that has been stiffened by boiling in oil. The rest of the armour is made of
softer and more flexible leather. To don leather armour takes 1 minute. To
hastily don leather armour takes 5 Rounds, but the armour then suffers a -1
penalty to its Armour bonus and Armour check penalty. To remove leather armour
takes 1 minute, this time may be halved if the character has some help to do so.
SHIELD, LIGHT WOODEN:
You can bash with a shield instead of using it for defence. You strap a
shield to your forearm and grip it with your hand. A light shield's weight lets
you carry other items in that hand, although you can not use weapons with it.
Wooden shields offer the same basic protection as steel shields, though they
respond differently to special attacks (such as Warp wood, and Heat
metal). To don a shield takes 1 move action. To remove a shield takes 1 move
action. A shield can not be donned hastily.
Shield Bash Attacks: you can bash an opponent with a light shield, using
it as an off-hand weapon. Used this way, a light shield is a martial bludgeoning
weapon. For the purpose of penalties on attack rolls, treat a light shield as a
light weapon. If you use your shield as a weapon, you lose its SC bonus until
your next action (usually in the next Round). An enhancement bonus on a shield
does not improve the effectiveness of a shield bash made with it, but the shield
can be made into a magic weapon in its own right.
SHIELD, LIGHT STEEL:
You can bash with a shield instead of using it for defence. You strap a
shield to your forearm and grip it with your hand. A light shield's weight lets
you carry other items in that hand, although you can not use weapons with it.
Steel shields offer the same basic protection as wooden shields, though they
respond differently to special attacks (such as Warp wood, and Heat
metal). To don a shield takes 1 move action. To remove a shield takes 1 move
action. A shield can not be donned hastily.
Shield Bash Attacks: you can bash an opponent with a light shield, using
it as an off-hand weapon. Used this way, a light shield is a martial bludgeoning
weapon. For the purpose of penalties on attack rolls, treat a light shield as a
light weapon. If you use your shield as a weapon, you lose its AC bonus until
your next action (usually in the next Round). An enhancement bonus on a shield
does not improve the effectiveness of a shield bash made with it, but the shield
can be made into a magic weapon in its own right.
Last Updated: 20th February 2004
Based on the entries in Player's Handbook 3.5 Page 124-126 and Dragon Magazine #328