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 **Resistance (Resist)**:  This is the protection offered by the armour.  Each point of Resistance applies to all Blunt, Impaling and Slashing damage that your character takes. **Resistance (Resist)**:  This is the protection offered by the armour.  Each point of Resistance applies to all Blunt, Impaling and Slashing damage that your character takes.
  
-**Minimum Body (Min BOD)**:  This is the amount of Body your character must have to avoid suffering penalties.  If you do not meet this minimum Body, you suffer a -1 penalty to //all// skill checks (including attack rolls) for each point of Body you are missing.+**Load**:  This is the amount of Load the armour weighs.  If your total Load exceeds your Body, you suffer a -1 penalty to //all// skill checks (including attack rolls) for each point of Load that exceeds your Body.
  
 **Maximum Agility Defence (Max AGI)**:  Heavier armour slows you down and makes it harder to dodge attacks.  If your Agility defence is higher than this number, then use this number in place of your Agility defence so long as you are wearing the armour. **Maximum Agility Defence (Max AGI)**:  Heavier armour slows you down and makes it harder to dodge attacks.  If your Agility defence is higher than this number, then use this number in place of your Agility defence so long as you are wearing the armour.
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 **Skill**:  This penalty applies to all Acrobatics, Stealth, and spellcasting skill checks while you wear the armor. It is //always// in effect, regardless of whether or not your character meets the minimum Body requirement for the armor. If your character does not meet the minimum Body requirement, the penalty for that circumstance stacks with the skill penalty. **Skill**:  This penalty applies to all Acrobatics, Stealth, and spellcasting skill checks while you wear the armor. It is //always// in effect, regardless of whether or not your character meets the minimum Body requirement for the armor. If your character does not meet the minimum Body requirement, the penalty for that circumstance stacks with the skill penalty.
  
-^Name  ^ Resist ^ Min BOD ^ Max AGI ^ Skill ^ Cost ^ +^Name  ^  Resist  ^  Load  ^  Max AGI  ^  Skill  ^  Cost  ^Features  ^ 
-|Gambeson  | 1 | +0 | 15 | - | 10sp | +|Gambeson          |  1  |  +0  |  16  |  -1  |   20sp  |Padded  | 
-|Hide Armour  | 2 | +2 | 15 | - | 25sp | +|Heavy Robes       |  2  |  +0  |  15  |   -  |   40sp  |Supple  | 
-|Boiled Leather  | 2 | +1 | 14 | - | 30sp | +|Hide Armour       |  2  |  +2  |  15  |   -  |   30sp  | 
-|Bone Armour  | 2 | +1 | 15 | - | 35sp | +|Boiled Leather    |  2  |  +1  |  15  |   -  |   40sp  | 
-|Scale Armour  | 3 | +2 | 13 | -1 | 50sp | +|Bone Armour       |  2  |  +1  |  15  |  -2  |   20sp  | 
-|Brigandine  | 3 | +2 | 14 | -2 | 55sp | +|Scale Armour      |  3  |  +1  |  13  |  -2  |   45sp  | 
-|Lamellar  | 3 | +1 | 13 | -1 | 60sp | +|Brigandine        |  3  |  +2  |  14  |  -1  |   60sp  | 
-|Visby Coat  | 4 | +3 | 12 | -2 | 65sp | +|Lamellar          |  3  |  +1  |  15  |  -1  |   90sp  | 
-|Maille  | 4 | +2 | 11 | -2 | 75sp | +|Visby Coat        |  4  |  +3  |  13  |  -2  |   70sp  | 
-|Maille and Plate  | 5 | +4 | 11 | -3 | 90sp |+|Maille            |  4  |  +3  |  13  |  -1  |   80sp  | 
 +|Maille and Plate  |  5  |  +4  |  12  |  -2  |   90sp  | 
 +|Laminar           |  5  |  +3  |  13  |  -2  |  140sp  |
  
 ===== List of Armour ===== ===== List of Armour =====
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 The following suits of armour are the most common types found throughout the Realms. The following suits of armour are the most common types found throughout the Realms.
  
-**Gambeson**:  Resistance 1, Min BOD +0, Max AGI 15, Skill -0, 10sp.\\ +**Gambeson**:  Resistance 1, Load 0, Max AGI 16, Skill -1, 20sp.\\ 
-A quilted jacket, leggings and cap, the gambeson is often worn beneath other suits of armour.  It is the only armour light enough to sleep in.  +A quilted jacket, leggings and cap, the gambeson is often worn beneath other suits of armour.\\ 
 +//Padded//:  The armour has Resistance 2 against Blunt damage.
  
-**Hide Armour**:  Resistance 2, Min BOD +2, Max AGI 15, Skill -0, 25sp.\\ +**Heavy Robes**:  Resistance 2, Load 0, Max AGI 15, Skill -0, 40sp.\\ 
-Popular in the Northern Reaches, this armour is bulky, but provides adequate protection.  +Many spellcasters tend to wear several layers of robes.  In a pinch, this actually provides some decent protection.  The material tends to be high-end fabric such as silk or gossamer.\\ 
 +//Supple//:  The armour provides only Resistance 1 against Slashing damage.
  
-**Boiled Leather**:  Resistance 2, Min BOD +1, Max AGI 14, Skill -0, 30sp.\\ +**Hide Armour**:  Resistance 2, Load 2, Max AGI 15, Skill -0, 30sp.\\ 
-A number of plates of boiled leather are sewn to a flexible backing, providing rigid protection over joints and vulnerable spots.  +Popular in the Northern Reaches, this armour is bulky, but provides adequate protection.
  
-**Bone Armour**:  Resistance 2, Min BOD +1, Max AGI 15, Skill -0, 35sp.\\ +**Boiled Leather**:  Resistance 2, Load 1, Max AGI 15, Skill -0, 40sp.\\ 
-Beads and plates of bone are sewn to a flexible backing.  This odd-looking armour is commonly seen in the Southern Expanse.  +A number of plates of boiled leather are sewn to a flexible backing, providing rigid protection over joints and vulnerable spots.
  
-**Scale Armour**:  Resistance 3, Min BOD +2, Max AGI 13, Skill -1, 50sp.\\+**Bone Armour**:  Resistance 2, Load 1, Max AGI 15, Skill -2, 20sp.\\ 
 +Beads and plates of bone are sewn to a flexible backing.  This odd-looking armour is commonly seen in the Southern Expanse.\\ 
 + 
 +**Scale Armour**:  Resistance 3, Load 1, Max AGI 13, Skill -2, 45sp.\\
 Hundreds of small plates are sewn to a jack, and then worn over a gambeson.   Hundreds of small plates are sewn to a jack, and then worn over a gambeson.  
  
-**Brigandine**:  Resistance 3, Min BOD +2, Max AGI 14, Skill -2, 55sp.\\+**Brigandine**:  Resistance 3, Load 2, Max AGI 14, Skill -1, 60sp.\\
 Thin, layered plates are sewn into the inside of a jack, and worn with several external plates over a gambeson.   Thin, layered plates are sewn into the inside of a jack, and worn with several external plates over a gambeson.  
  
-**Lamellar**:  Resistance 3, Min BOD +1, Max AGI 13, Skill -1, 60sp.\\+**Lamellar**:  Resistance 3, Load 1, Max AGI 15, Skill -1, 90sp.\\
 Similar to a Brigandine or Scale Armour, but the plates are rigid leather, rather than steel, making it lighter.  Worn over a gambeson.  This was the standard armour for the Centurions of Aranor.   Similar to a Brigandine or Scale Armour, but the plates are rigid leather, rather than steel, making it lighter.  Worn over a gambeson.  This was the standard armour for the Centurions of Aranor.  
  
-**Visby Coat**:  Resistance 4, Min BOD +3, Max AGI 12, Skill -2, 65sp.\\ +**Visby Coat**:  Resistance 4, Load 3, Max AGI 13, Skill -2, 70sp.\\ 
-The final evolution of Brigandine and Scale, the plates are inserted into pockets in the jack, and several external plates are added.  Worn over a gambeson.  +The final evolution of Brigandine and Scale, the plates are inserted into pockets in the jack, and several external plates are added.  Worn over a gambeson.\\
  
-**Maille**:  Resistance 4, Min BOD +2, Max AGI 11, Skill -2, 75sp.\\+**Maille**:  Resistance 4, Load 3, Max AGI 13, Skill -1, 80sp.\\
 A steel cloth, made of thousands of interlocking rings, and worn over a gambeson.   A steel cloth, made of thousands of interlocking rings, and worn over a gambeson.  
  
-**Maille and Plate**:  Resistance 5, Min BOD +4, Max AGI 11, Skill -3, 90sp.\\+**Maille and Plate**:  Resistance 5, Load 4, Max AGI 12, Skill -2, 90sp.\\
 A hauberk of maille, plus fifteen to twenty plates of steel, including a solid breastplate, all worn over a gambeson.   A hauberk of maille, plus fifteen to twenty plates of steel, including a solid breastplate, all worn over a gambeson.  
  
 +**Laminar**:  Resistance 5, Load 3, Max AGI 13, Skill -2, 140sp.\\
 +Similar to lamellar, this armour was worn by the Legates and Tribunes of the legions of Aranor.  Segmented interlocking plates bolted directly to a suit of maille rendered the wearer nearly indestructible.
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