Armour

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Armor is a type of Equipment that provides bonuses to the characters' Armour Class (AC) and decrease chances of being hit by enemies.

Armor Proficiency

People who trained to fight while wearing armors can use them effectively in combat.

Wearing armor without proficiency will impose Disadvantage on every Ability Check, Saving Throw, Attack Roll, you also can not cast Spells.

Each class has proficiency with specific types of armor. Some classes such as Sorcerer and Wizard have no armor proficiency.

Types of Armor

There are three types of armor: Light Armor, Medium Armor, and Heavy Armor.

File:Light Armors Icon.png Light Armor

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Light Armor provides protection without sacrificing mobility.

When wearing Light Armor, your Armour Class is equal to the Armor’s base AC plus your Dexterity Modifier.

• Taking the “Lightly Armoured” Feat can grant you Proficiency with Light Armors.

All classes with Light Armor Proficiency at level 1:

• Barbarian
• Bard
• Cleric
• Druid (Limited to non-metal armors)
• Fighter
• Paladin
• Ranger
• Rogue
• Warlock

List of Light Armors

• Faded Drow Studded Leather Armour
• Drow Studded Leather Armour
• Druid Leather Armour
• Leather Armour
• Padded Armour
• Broken Padded Armour
• File:Studded Leather Armour Icon.png Studded Leather Armour
• File:Leather Armour +1 Icon.png Leather Armour +1
• Studded Leather Armour +1
• Spidersilk Armour

File:Medium Armors Icon.png Medium Armor

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Medium Armor provides more protection than Light Armors, but they hinder mobility.

When wearing Medium Armor, your Armour Class is equal to the Armor’s base AC plus your Dexterity Modifier (Max of 2).

• Taking the “Moderately Armoured” Feat can grant you Proficiency with Medium Armors and Shields.

All classes with Medium Armor Proficiency at level 1:

• Barbarian
• Cleric
• Druid (Limited to non-metal armors)
• Fighter
• Paladin

List of Medium Armors

• Chain Shirt
• Githyanki Half Plate
• Hide Armour
• File:Scale Mail Armour Icon.png Scale Mail Armour
• File:Chain Shirt +1 Icon.png Chain Shirt +1
• File:Scale Mail Armour +1 Icon.png Scale Mail Armour +1
• File:The Oakfather’s Embrace Icon.png The Oakfather’s Embrace
• Adamantine Scale Mail

File:Heavy Armors Icon.png Heavy Armor

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Heavy Armor provides the most protection of the three types, but they also offer no mobility.

When wearing Heavy Armor, your Armour Class is equal to the Armor’s base AC.

• Taking the “Heavily Armoured” Feat can grant you Proficiency with Heavy Armors.

All classes with Heavy Armor Proficiency at level 1:

• Cleric (Life Domain)
• Fighter
• Paladin

List of Heavy Armors

• File:Chain Mail Armour Icon.png Chain Mail Armour
• File:Ring Mail Armour Icon.png Ring Mail Armour
• File:Adamantine Splint Armour Icon.png Adamantine Splint Armour