AD&D Equipment: Armor

This page gives the costs and weights and availabilities of the various types of armor commonly found in AD&D games. For most characters, costs and weights will eventually be the smallest concerns, replaced by the restriction on the character's movement and the degree of protection, discussed on another page. Check that for more details.

Item	Occidental	Viking	Oriental	Coin Weight
Banded Mail	90gp		5c	350w
Bronze Plate	100gp			450w
Chain Mail	75gp	75gp	5c	300w
Elfin Chain Mail				150w
Do-maru			5c	200w
Field Plate	2000gp			550w
Full Plate	4000gp			650w
Haidate			1c	100w
Hanburi			1t	45w
Hara-ate			1c	100w
Hara-ate-gawa			5t	45w
Haramaki			2c	150w
Haramaki-do			2c	200w
Great Helmet (Kabuto)	15gp		5c	100w
Small Helmet	10gp	10gp	2t	45w
Hide Armor			8t	250w
Horo			2t	0w
Jingasa (War Hat)			1t	25w
Kote (Armored Sleeves)			8t	0w
Leather Armor	5gp	5gp	2t	150w
O-yoroi (Great Armor)			20c	400w
Padded Armor	4gp	4gp	1t	100w
Plate Mail	400gp			450w
Ring Mail	30gp		1c	250w
Leather Scale			4t	200w
Metal Scale Mail	45gp		2c	400w
Buckler	5gp	5gp	5y	30w
Large Shield	15gp	15gp	2t	100w
Medium Shield	12gp	12gp	30y	70w
Small Shield	10gp	10gp		50w
Small Wooden Shield	1gp	1gp		30w
Spiked Buckler	10gp	10gp		35w
Sode (Pair)			8t	30w
Splint Mail	80gp		4c	400w
Studded Leather Armor	15gp	15gp	4t	200w
Sune-ate			5t	50w

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