Mundane Armor

Light Armor
Name	Cost	Armor Bonus	Max Dex Bonus	AC Penalty	Arcane Spell Failure	Base spd (30 ft.)	Base spd (20 ft.)	Weight*	Source
Chain Shirt	100 gp	+4	+4	-2	20%	30 ft.	20 ft.	25 lb.	Player's Handbook v.3.5
Collar, Leather	2 gp	+4	-	-	-	-	-	2 lb.	Dragon #355
Gorget	10 gp	+10	-	-	-	-	-	5 lb.	Dragon #355
Leather	10 gp	+2	+6	0	10%	30 ft.	20 ft.	15 lb.	Player's Handbook v.3.5
Mud	0 gp	+1	+5	-1	0%	30 ft.	20 ft.	8 lb.	Races of Faerûn
Padded	5 gp	+1	+8	0	5%	30 ft.	20 ft.	10 lb.	Player's Handbook v.3.5
Studded Leather	25 gp	+3	+5	-1	15%	30 ft.	20 ft.	20 lb.	Player's Handbook v.3.5
Twisted Silk	400 gp	+3	+7	0	5%	30 ft.	20 ft.	15 lb.	Dragon #348
Medium Armor
Name	Cost	Armor Bonus	Max Dex Bonus	AC Penalty	Arcane Spell Failure	Base spd (30 ft.)	Base spd (20 ft.)	Weight*	Source
Breastplate, Lead-lined	200 gp	+5	+3	-4	25%	20 ft.	15 ft.	35 lb.	Dragon #348
Breastplate	200 gp	+5	+3	-4	25%	20 ft.	15 ft.	30 lb.	Player's Handbook v.3.5
Brigandine	30 gp	+4	+2	-5	30%	20 ft.	15 ft.	40 lb.	Arms and Equipment Guide
Chainmail	150 gp	+5	+2	-5	30%	20 ft.	15 ft.	40 lb.	Player's Handbook v.3.5
Hide	15 gp	+3	+4	-3	20%	20 ft.	15 ft.	25 lb.	Player's Handbook v.3.5
Lamellar	150 gp	+5	+3	-4	30%	20 ft.	15 ft.	35 lb.	Arms and Equipment Guide
Ring	75 gp	+4	+4	-3	30%	20 ft.	15 ft.	35 lb.	Arms and Equipment Guide
Scale Mail	50 gp	+4	+3	-4	25%	20 ft.	15 ft.	30 lb.	Player's Handbook v.3.5
Heavy Armor
Name	Cost	Armor Bonus	Max Dex Bonus	AC Penalty	Arcane Spell Failure	Base spd (30 ft.)	Base spd (20 ft.)	Weight*	Source
Banded Mail	250 gp	+6	+1	-6	35%	20 ft.	15 ft.	35 lb.	Player's Handbook v.3.5
When running in heavy armor, you move only triple your speed, not quadruple.
Dendritic Crystal	2,000 gp	+9	+0	-8	40%	20 ft.	15 ft.	60 lb.	Races of Faerûn
When running in heavy armor, you move only triple your speed, not quadruple.
Full Plate	1,500 gp	+8	+1	-6	35%	20 ft.	15 ft	50 lb.	Player's Handbook v.3.5
When running in heavy armor, you move only triple your speed, not quadruple.
Half-Plate	600 gp	+7	+0	-7	40%	20 ft	15 ft.	50 lb.	Player's Handbook v.3.5
When running in heavy armor, you move only triple your speed, not quadruple.
Splint Mail	200 gp	+6	+0	-7	40%	20 ft	15 ft	45 lb.	Underdark
When running in heavy armor, you move only triple your speed, not quadruple.
Stone Plate	750 gp	+6	+1	-7	30%	20 ft.	15 ft.	35 lb.	Races of Stone
When running in heavy armor, you move only triple your speed, not quadruple.
Shields
Name	Cost	Armor Bonus	Max Dex Bonus	AC Penalty	Arcane Spell Failure	Base spd (30 ft.)	Base spd (20 ft.)	Weight*	Source
Buckler	15 gp	+1	-	-1	5%	-	-	5 lb..	Player's Handbook v.3.5
Shield, Grasping	50 gp	+1	-	-1	5%	-	-	11 lb.	Races of Faerûn
Shield, Tower, Steel	75 gp	+4	+2	-10	50%	-	-	100 lb.	Player's Handbook v.3.5
The tower shield grants you cover
Shield, Tower, Wood	30 gp	+	-	-10	50%	-	-	45 lb.	Player's Handbook v.3.5
The tower shield grants you cover
Shield, large, steel	20 gp	+2	-	-2	15%	-	-	15 lb.	Player's Handbook v.3.5
Shield, large, wooden	7 gp	+2	-	-2	15%	-	-	10 lb.	Player's Handbook v.3.5
Shield, small, steel	9 gp	+1	-	-1	5%	-	-	6 lb.	Player's Handbook v.3.5
Shield, small, wooden	3 gp	+1	-	-1	5%	-	-	5 lb.	Player's Handbook v.3.5
Light Exotic Armor
Name	Cost	Armor Bonus	Max Dex Bonus	AC Penalty	Arcane Spell Failure	Base spd (30 ft.)	Base spd (20 ft.)	Weight*	Source
Bark	5 gp	+2	+5	-2	15%	30 ft.	20 ft.	15 lb.	Arms and Equipment Guide
Bondleaf Wrap	1,000 gp	+1	-	-	-	30 ft.	20 ft.	2 lb.	Arms and Equipment Guide
Bone	20 gp	+3	+4	-3	15%	30 ft.	20 ft.	20 lb.	Arms and Equipment Guide
Chameleon Leather	360 gp	+2	+6	0	10%	30 ft.	20 ft.	15 lb.	Serpent Kingdoms
Chitine Web	75 gp	+3	+6	-1	10%	30 ft.	20 ft.	10 lb.	Underdark
Cord	15 gp	+2	+5	-1	15%	30 ft.	20 ft.	15 lb.
Eagle Knight Armor	15 gp	+3	+4	-3	20%	20 ft.	15 ft.	25 lb.	Dragon #315
Feather Cloak	1,000 gp	+2	+6	0	10%	30 ft.	20 ft.	3 lb.	Sandstorm
Jaguar Knight Armor	15 gp	+3	+4	-3	20%	20 ft.	15 ft.	25 lb.	Dragon #315
Leafweave leather	750 gp	+2	+7	0	5%	30 ft.	20 ft.	9 lb.	Races of the Wild
Leafweave padded	745 gp	+1	+9	0	5%	30 ft.	20 ft.	8 lb.	Races of the Wild
Leafweave studded leather	765 gp	+3	+6	0	10%	30 ft.	20 ft.	15 lb.	Races of the Wild
Leather Scale	35 gp	+3	+6	-2	15%	30 ft.	20 ft.	20 lb.	Arms and Equipment Guide
Mammoth Leather	45 gp	+4	+4	-4	20%	30 ft.	20 ft.	30 lb.	Races of Stone
Mithral breastplate	4,200 gp	+5	+5	-2	15%	30 ft.	20 ft.	15 lb.	Races of the Wild
Mithral chain shirt	1,100 gp	+4	+6	0	10%	30 ft.	20 ft.	12-1/2 lb.	Races of the Wild
Mithral chainmail	4,150 gp	+5	+4	-2	20%	30 ft.	20 ft.	20 lb.	Races of the Wild
Mithral scale mail	4,050 gp	+4	+5	-2	15%	30 ft.	20 ft.	15 lb.	Races of the Wild
Moon-Ivy	16,000 gp	+4	+6	+0	10%	30 ft.	20 ft.	5 lb.	Arms and Equipment Guide
Nightscale	1,000 gp	+2	+10	0	5%	30 ft.	20 ft.	3 lb.	Underdark
Sharkskin	85 gp	+3	+6	-1	10%	30 ft.	20 ft.	15 lb.
Silk Swathes	400 gp	+1	+8	0	5%	30 ft.	20 ft.	6 lb.	Sandstorm
Spidersilk	750 gp	+3	+8	-1	10%	30 ft.	20 ft.	5 lb.	Underdark
Thistledown padded	405 gp	+1	+10	0	0%	30 ft.	20 ft.	5 lb.	Races of the Wild
Twist Cloth, Gnome	150 gp	+1	-	0	5%	30 ft.	20 ft.	5 lb.	Races of Stone
Wicker	1 gp	+1	+5	+0	10%	30 ft.	20 ft.	5 lb.	Arms and Equipment Guide
Wildwood chain shirt	500 gp	+3	+5	-1	15%	30 ft.	20 ft.	19 lb.	Races of the Wild
Wood	15 gp	+3	+4	-3	15%	30 ft.	20 ft.	15 lb.	Arms and Equipment Guide
Medium Exotic Armor
Name	Cost	Armor Bonus	Max Dex Bonus	AC Penalty	Arcane Spell Failure	Base spd (30 ft.)	Base spd (20 ft.)	Weight*	Source
Chitin	75 gp	+4	+4	-3	30%	20 ft.	15 ft.	20 lb.	Races of Faerûn
Interlocking Scale	250 gp	+4	+2	-6	30%	20 ft.	15 ft.	30 lb.	Races of Stone
Leafweave hide	755 gp	+3	+5	-1	15%	20 ft.	15 ft.	20 lb.	Races of the Wild
Living Coral	16,000 gp	+6	+3	-4	20%	20 ft.	15 ft.	30 lb.	Stormwrack
Additional benefit can be added at a cost of 500 gp.
Mithral banded mail	9,250 gp	+6	+3	-4	25%	20 ft.	15 ft.	17-1/2 lb.	Races of the Wild
Mithral full plate	10,500 gp	+8	+3	-4	25%	20 ft.	15 ft.	25 lb.	Races of the Wild
Mithral half-plate	9,600 gp	+7	+2	-5	30%	20 ft.	15 ft.	25 lb.	Races of the Wild
Mithral splint mail	9,200 gp	+6	+2	-5	30%	20 ft.	15 ft.	22-1/2 lb.	Races of the Wild
Serpentscale Mail	800 gp	+5	+4	-3	20%	20 ft.	15 ft.	25 lb.	Serpent Kingdoms
Shell	25 gp	+3	+3	-2	20%	20 ft.	15 ft.	20 lb.
Tentacled Hide	315 gp	+3	+5	-3	20%	20 ft.	15 ft.	15 lb.	Underdark
Thunderhide Armor	25 gp	+3	+5	-2	20%	20 ft.	15 ft.	25 lb.	Serpent Kingdoms
Thurkasian Breastplate	250 gp	+5	+3	-4	25%	20 ft.	15 ft.	30 lb.	Ghostwalk
Tumbler's Breastplate	450 gp	+5	+4	-4	25%	20 ft.	15 ft.	30 lb.	Races of Stone
Wildwood breastplate	700 gp	+4	+4	-3	20%	20 ft.	15 ft.	22-1/2 lb.	Races of the Wild
Wildwood chainmail	600 gp	+4	+3	-4	25%	20 ft.	15 ft.	30 lb.	Races of the Wild
Wildwood scale mail	400 gp	+3	+4	-3	20%	20 ft.	15 ft.	22-1/2 lb.	Races of the Wild
Heavy Exotic Armor
Name	Cost	Armor Bonus	Max Dex Bonus	AC Penalty	Arcane Spell Failure	Base spd (30 ft.)	Base spd (20 ft.)	Weight*	Source
Battle Plate	2,500 gp	+9	+1	-7	50%	20 ft.	15 ft.	125 lb.	Races of Stone
When running in heavy armor, you move only triple your speed, not quadruple.
Coral	225 gp	+6	+1	-7	30%	20 ft.	15 ft.	40 lb.	Arms and Equipment Guide
Feeler Plate	2,500 gp	+8	+1	-6	35%	20 ft.	15 ft.	65 lb.	Underdark
Heavy Plate	2,000 gp	+9	+0	-8	45%	20 ft.	15 ft.	100 lb.
When running in heavy armor, you move only triple your speed, not quadruple.
Interlocking Plate	1750 gp	+8	+0	-8	40%	20 ft.	15 ft.	50 lb.	Races of Stone
When running in heavy armor, you move only triple your speed, not quadruple.
Mountain Plate	3,250 gp	+10	+0	-9	60%	15 ft.¹	10 ft.¹	225 lb.	Races of Stone
You cannot run in mountain plate.
Stone, Dwarven	1750 gp	+9	+0	-7	40%	20 ft.	15 ft.	80 lb.	Arms and Equipment Guide
Stonemail	180 gp	+5	+2	-5	30%	20 ft.	15 ft.	35 lb.	Underdark
Wildwood banded mail	800 gp	+5	+2	-5	30%	20 ft.	15 ft.	27 lb.	Races of the Wild
Wildwood full plate	3,300 gp	+7	+2	-5	30%	20 ft.	15 ft.	37-1/2 lb.	Races of the Wild
Wildwood half-plate	1,500 gp	+6	+1	-6	35%	20 ft.	15 ft.	37-1/2 lb.	Races of the Wild
Wildwood splint mail	700 gp	+5	+1	-6	35%	20 ft.	15 ft.	31 lb.	Races of the Wild
Exotic Shields
Name	Cost	Armor Bonus	Max Dex Bonus	AC Penalty	Arcane Spell Failure	Base spd (30 ft.)	Base spd (20 ft.)	Weight*	Source
Battle Cloak, Gnome	5 gp	+1	-	0	0%	-	-	1 lb.	Races of Stone
Buckler, Beetle	6,600 gp	+2	-	-1	5%	-	-	5 lb.	Arms and Equipment Guide
Buckler, Mithral	1,015 gp	+1	-	0	0%	-	-	2-1/2 lb.	Races of the Wild
Dastana	25 gp	+1	-	-1	5%	-	-	5 lb.	Arms and Equipment Guide
Shield, Extreme, Steel	30 gp	+3	-	-4	15%	-	-	25 lb.	Races of Stone
Shield, Extreme, Wooden	10 gp	+3	-	-4	15%	-	-	15 lb.	Races of Stone
Shield, Gauntlet	50 gp	+2	-	-2	35%	-	-	20 lb.	Races of Stone
Shield, Hide	50 gp	+3	+4	-3	30%	-	-	30 lb.	Sandstorm
Shield, Rider's	75 gp	+2	-	-2	15%	-	-	15 lb.	Races of Stone
Shield, Stilletto	30 gp	+1	-	-1	5%	-	-	10 lb.	Arms and Equipment Guide
Shield, heavy mithral	1,020 gp	+2	-	0	5%	-	-	7-1/2 lb.	Dungeon Master's Guide v.3.5
Shield, light mithral	1,009 gp	+1	-	0	0%	-	-	3 lb.	Dungeon Master's Guide v.3.5
Shield, mithral tower	1,030 gp	+4	+4	-7	40%	-	-	50 lb.	Dungeon Master's Guide v.3.5
Extras
Name	Cost	Armor Bonus	Max Dex Bonus	AC Penalty	Arcane Spell Failure	Base spd (30 ft.)	Base spd (20 ft.)	Weight*	Source
Armor Spikes	+50 gp	-	-	-	-		-	+10 lb.	Player's Handbook v.3.5
Fast-donning straps	+150 gp	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Races of Stone
Gauntlet, Locked	8 gp	-	-	Special	-		-	+5 lb.	Player's Handbook v.3.5
Cannot cast spells with somatic components while worn.
Quick-escape	+300 gp	-	-	-	-	-	-	2 lb.	Arms and Equipment Guide
Riding Straps	+200 gp	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Races of Stone
Shield Sheath	+25 gp	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Races of Stone
Shield Spikes	+10 gp	-	-				-	+5 1b.	Player's Handbook v.3.5
Signature Crest	+50 gp	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Races of Stone
Exotic Extras
Name	Cost	Armor Bonus	Max Dex Bonus	AC Penalty	Arcane Spell Failure	Base spd (30 ft.)	Base spd (20 ft.)	Weight*	Source
Armor Razors	+50 gp	-	-	-	-	-	-	+10 lb.	Underdark
Buoyancy	+50 gp	-	-	-	-	-	-	+5 lb	Underdark
Camouflage	+300 gp	-	-	-	-	-	-	+2 lb	Underdark
Fins	50 gp	-	-	-	-	-	-	+2 1b.	Sandstorm
Keel	50 gp	-	-	-	-	-	-	+2 lb.	Stormwrack
Muffling	+300 gp	-	-	-	-	-	-	+2 lb	Underdark
Netcutter Spikes	+200 gp	-	-	-	-	-	-	+10 lb.	Races of the Wild
Stability Weights	+160 gp	-	-	-	+10%	20 ft.	15 ft.	+30 lb.	Underdark
When running in heavy armor, you move only triple your speed, not quadruple.

*Armor fitted for Small characters weighs half as much.

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