Armor & Shields
Anti-Ballistic Brigandine
15kg 800TEC 2
Thick metal plates affixed to a leather foundation.
Use with Armor » Heavy.
Boiled Leather
2kg 80TEC 1
Not actually boiled; this leather armor has been stiffened by immersing in heated water or wax, stretched over a form, and then dried. The result is tougher than Leather armor, but more brittle.
Use with Armor » Light.
Bomb Suit
20kg 5,000TEC 4
A heavy, full-coverage suit used by bomb-disposal experts. When carried and not worn, effective weight is 30kg.
Use with Armor » Heavy.
Buckler
1kg 50TEC 1
A very small round shield held in the hand and used to parry.
Use with Armor » Shield.
Cavalry Vest
4kg 150TEC 3
Thick steel plates sewn into a standard vest.
Use with Armor » Heavy.
Flack Jacket
4kg 70TEC 4
A torso armor designed to reduce injury from ballistic fragments.
Use with Armor » Medium.
Hard Ballistic Vest
5kg 1,500TEC 4
A ballistic vest reinforced with metal plates providing extra coverage at critical points.
Use with Armor » Medium.
Infantry Vest
2kg 50TEC 3
Steel plates sewn into a standard vest.
Use with Armor » Medium.
Jack of Plate
7kg 200TEC 1
A shirt of small metal squares sewn between layers of cloth.
Use with Armor » Light.
Lamellar Armor
10kg 300TEC 1
A series of metal, bone, or leather rectangular “scales” laced together into horizontal rows. Includes Vambraces to protect the arms.
Use with Armor » Medium.
Laminar Armor
15kg 800TEC 1
Horizontal bands of metal plates overlapping in rows. Includes Vambraces to protect the arms.
Use with Armor » Heavy.
Large Shield
8kg 200TEC 1
A full-height rectangular shield that can provide significant cover at the cost of agility.
Use with Armor » Shield.
Leather Drover Coat
3kg 200TEC 2
A long coat made of rough, heavy leather.
Use with Armor » Medium.
Leather Jacket
2kg 50TEC 3
A simple & fashionable leather jacket.
Use with Armor » Light.
A multitude of steel rings linked together into a fabric, often formed into a shirt or hauberk.
Use with Armor » Medium.
Medium Shield
3kg 100TEC 1
A round, kite, or oblong shield of reinforced wood strapped to the arm.
Use with Armor » Shield.
Plate
16kg 1,500TEC 1
Solid plates of metal affixed to a leather or mail substrate. Arms are armored with Vambraces. When carried and not worn, effective weight is 20kg.
Use with Armor » Heavy.
Scale
8kg 650TEC 1
Individual small hard plates sewn onto a backing of leather or fabric.
Use with Armor » Medium.
Soft Ballistic Vest
2kg 500TEC 4
A composite torso armor that strikes a balance between comfort and anti-ballistic coverage.
Use with Armor » Light.
Vambraces
600g 30TEC 1
Reinforced splinted or plated leather buckled to the forearms & used to deflect attacks. Lamellar, Laminar, and Plate armor include vambraces as part of the armor.
Use with Armor » Shield.
Thick flexible leather.