Mundane Armors
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Mundane Armors are items of protective clothing which are non-magical in nature. They can be found throughout the Principality in various locations.
Mundane armors can suffer item Decay.
It is possible to wear more than one armor at the same time. While multiple worn suits of armor will not stack their protections against a specific attack, they will cover gaps in their protection.
For example, a character wearing both a Fireman's Jacket and Light Body Armor will have a soak of 2 against Slashing attacks, not 4. Against Piercing attacks, the character's Light Body Armor will give a soak of 4, but the Fireman's Jacket will not add any protection.
When a character wears two armors that have a different soak value for a certain attack, the highest value is used. For example, a character wearing both a Chainmail Shirt and a Fireman's Jacket would have a soak of 2 against Bludgeon attacks (the Chainmail Shirt's defense is used in this case, as it is higher than the Fireman's Jacket).
Armor Quality
Like other items, armor comes in various qualities. From worst to best they are: destroyed, broken, worn, average, good, pristine. As an example, pristine armors grant a +2 soak over and above their regular protection. That is to say, a pristine Fireman's Jacket would have a soak of 3 versus Bludgeon attacks and a soak of 5 versus Fire attacks.
The armor qualities and their bonuses are: pristine +2, good +1, average +0, worn -1, broken -2. Armors in the "destroyed" state provide no soak.
Armor/Body Slots
Different types of armor consist of protection for different parts of the body. All characters have seven body "slots" used for the purposes of determining what armor they may wear. These are the Head, Face, Neck, Jacket, Shirt, Belt and Pants slots. A character cannot wear two different armors if they take up the same body slot, i.e. a Leather Cuirass and a Fireman's Jacket cannot be worn at the same time.
[edit] Chainmail Shirt
This is a heavy shirt made of small chain links. It can be worn under a jacket.
This armor must be equipped for its soak to be applied. Armors will not stack with each other.
The Chainmail Shirt uses the Shirt body slot.
Weight: 9
Soak:
| Slashing | 3 | Bludgeoning | 2 |
| Piercing | 2 | Ballistic | 0 |
| Fire | 0 | Cold | 0 |
| Electrical | 0 | Death | 0 |
| Acid | 0 | Magical | 0 |
| Holy | 0 | Unholy | 0 |
| Nexal | 0 |
[edit] Fireman's Jacket
This is a heavy, canvas jacket with thick metal buckles. It has several reflective patches on it.
This armor must be equipped for its soak to be applied. Armors will not stack with each other.
The Fireman's Jacket uses the Jacket body slot.
Weight: 6
Soak:
| Slashing | 2 | Bludgeoning | 1 |
| Piercing | 0 | Ballistic | 0 |
| Fire | 3 | Cold | 0 |
| Electrical | 0 | Death | 0 |
| Acid | 0 | Magical | 0 |
| Holy | 0 | Unholy | 0 |
| Nexal | 0 |
[edit] Leather Cuirass
This is a piece of armor made of several small squares stitched together. It is worn over the chest.
This armor must be equipped for its soak to be applied. Armors will not stack with each other.
The Leather Cuirass uses the Jacket body slot.
Weight: 8
Soak:
| Slashing | 4 | Bludgeoning | 0 |
| Piercing | 3 | Ballistic | 0 |
| Fire | 0 | Cold | 0 |
| Electrical | 0 | Death | 0 |
| Acid | 0 | Magical | 0 |
| Holy | 0 | Unholy | 0 |
| Nexal | 0 |
[edit] Leather Jacket
This is a thick motorcycle jacket. It may be of some protection versus knife attacks.
This armor must be equipped for its soak to be applied. Armors will not stack with each other.
The Leather Jacket uses the Jacket body slot.
Weight: 8
Soak:
| Slashing | 2 | Bludgeoning | 0 |
| Piercing | 2 | Ballistic | 0 |
| Fire | 0 | Cold | 0 |
| Electrical | 0 | Death | 0 |
| Acid | 0 | Magical | 0 |
| Holy | 0 | Unholy | 0 |
| Nexal | 0 |
[edit] Plate Cuirass
This is a heavy piece of steel armor, worn as a breastplate. It may be worn over a shirt.
This armor must be equipped for its soak to be applied. Armors will not stack with each other.
The Plate Cuirass uses the Jacket body slot.
Weight: 12
Soak:
| Slashing | 4 | Bludgeoning | 2 |
| Piercing | 4 | Ballistic | 0 |
| Fire | 0 | Cold | 0 |
| Electrical | 0 | Death | 0 |
| Acid | 0 | Magical | 0 |
| Holy | 0 | Unholy | 0 |
| Nexal | 0 |
[edit] Suit of Light Body Armor
This is a suit of light kevlar designed to be worn underneath clothing. This armor must be equipped for its soak to be applied. Armors will not stack with each other.
Light Body Armor uses the Shirt body slot.
Weight: 15
Soak:
| Slashing | 2 | Bludgeoning | 0 |
| Piercing | 4 | Ballistic | 2 |
| Fire | 0 | Cold | 0 |
| Electrical | 0 | Death | 0 |
| Acid | 0 | Magical | 0 |
| Holy | 0 | Unholy | 0 |
| Nexal | 0 |
[edit] Suit of Military Encounter Armor
This is a suit of military-grade armor made of kevlar and tempered ceramics. It consists of a breastplate, a helmet, and plates for the shoulders and arms
This armor must be equipped for its soak to be applied. Armors will not stack with each other.
Military Encounter Armor uses the Head, Jacket, Shirt, and Pants body slots.
Weight: 25
Soak:
| Slashing | 3 | Bludgeoning | 0 |
| Piercing | 5 | Ballistic | 3 |
| Fire | 0 | Cold | 0 |
| Electrical | 0 | Death | 0 |
| Acid | 0 | Magical | 0 |
| Holy | 0 | Unholy | 0 |
| Nexal | 0 |
[edit] Suit of Police Riot Armor
This is a suit of heavily padded, light armor. It has a few plastic plates in places as well as a transparent faceplate.
This armor must be equipped for its soak to be applied. Armors will not stack with each other.
Suit of Police Riot Armor uses the Head, Jacket, Shirt, and Pants body slots.
Weight: 18
Soak:
| Slashing | 3 | Bludgeoning | 4 |
| Piercing | 0 | Ballistic | 0 |
| Fire | 0 | Cold | 0 |
| Electrical | 0 | Death | 0 |
| Acid | 0 | Magical | 0 |
| Holy | 0 | Unholy | 0 |
| Nexal | 0 |
[edit] Suit of Rusty Armor
This is a decrepit and rusty set of armor elements. It is in extremely poor condition.
This armor must be equipped for its soak to be applied. Armors will not stack with each other.
Rusty Armor uses the Jacket and ... slot(s).
Weight: 12
Soak:
| Slashing | 2 | Bludgeoning | 2 |
| Piercing | 2 | Ballistic | 0 |
| Fire | 0 | Cold | 0 |
| Electrical | 0 | Death | 0 |
| Acid | 0 | Magical | 0 |
| Holy | 0 | Unholy | 0 |
| Nexal | 0 |
[edit] Comparison of Armors by Protection and Weight
The following is a list of armors by protection and weight. Also included are combinations to give examples of different mixes. The table assumes all armor is "average" quality.
| Armor Comparisons | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armor | Slashing | Piercing | Bludgeon | Ballistic | Fire | Weight |
| Chainmail Shirt (CS) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | ||
| Fireman's Jacket (FJ) | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | ||
| Leather Cuirass (LC) | 4 | 3 | 8 | |||
| Leather Jacket (LJ) | 2 | 2 | 8 | |||
| Light Body Armor (LBA) | 2 | 4 | 2 | 15 | ||
| Military Encounter Armor (MEA) | 3 | 5 | 3 | 25 | ||
| Plate Cuirass (PC) | 4 | 4 | 2 | 12 | ||
| Police Riot Armor (PRA) | 3 | 4 | 18 | |||
| Rusty Armor (RA) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | ||
| All-Types Protection (FJ, LBA) | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 21 |
| Max Possible (LBA, PC) | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 27 | |
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