Talk:Equipment (5E)

Scapular

Thin, knee/shin length, open-sided outer garment. Scapulars are a Catholic monastic/devotional garment. They are often mistakenly called tabards in fantasy sources, but were not historically worn by knights. As a religious garment, they would be appropriate for paladins.

Surcoat

Wide, knee/shin length, close-sided outer garment, with a central split below the waist for unrestricted movement. For men-at-arms they were emblazoned, front and back, with a coat of arms (their lord’s, or their own if they had one).

Tabard

Wide, wait/thigh length, semi-open-sided outer garment, may have short open sleeves. For men-at-arms they were emblazoned, front and back, with a coat of arms (their lord’s, or their own if they had one).

Armor table

Armor	Type	Cost	AC (Armor Class)	Strength	Stealth	Weight
Padded	Light	5 gp	11 + Dex	—	Disad.	8 ℔
Leather	Light	10 gp	11 + Dex	—	—	10 ℔
dragon leather	Light	100 gp	12 + Dex	—	—	10 ℔
Studded leather	Light	45 gp	12 + Dex	—	—	13 ℔
stud. dragon leather	Light	400 gp	13 + Dex	—	—	13 ℔
Hide	Med.	10 gp	12 + Dex (max 2)	—	—	12 ℔
dragon hide	Med.	100 gp	13 + Dex (max 2)	—	—	12 ℔
Chain shirt	Med.	50 gp	13 + Dex (max 2)	—	——	20 ℔
mithral chain shirt	Med.	500 gp	13 + Dex (max 2)	—	——	15 ℔
elven chain [shirt]	Med.	2,500 gp	14 + Dex (max 2)	—	——	10 ℔
Scale mail	Med.	50 gp	14 + Dex (max 2)	—	Disad.	45 ℔
mithral scale mail	Med.	500 gp	14 + Dex (max 2)	—	—	30 ℔
dragon scale mail	Med.	500 gp	15 + Dex (max 2)	—	Disad.	45 ℔
Breastplate	Med.	400 gp	14 + Dex (max 2)	—	—	20 ℔
mithral breastplate	Med.	900 gp	14 + Dex (max 2)	—	——	15 ℔
Half plate	Med.	750 gp	15 + Dex (max 2)	—	Disad.	40 ℔
mithral half plate	Med.	1,000 gp	15 + Dex (max 2)	—	—	25 ℔
dragon half plate	Med.	1,250 gp	16 + Dex (max 2)	—	Disad.	40 ℔
Ring mail	Hvy.	30 gp	14	—	Disad.	40 ℔
Chain mail	Hvy.	75 gp	16	Str 13	Disad.	55 ℔
mithral chain mail	Hvy.	500 gp	16	—	—	35 ℔
Splint	Hvy.	200 gp	17	Str 15	Disad.	60 ℔
Plate	Hvy.	1,500 gp	18	Str 15	Disad.	65 ℔
mithral plate	Hvy.	2,000 gp	18	—	—	45 ℔
Buckler	Shield	5 gp	+1	—	—	3 ℔
Shield	Shield	10 gp	+2	—	—	6 ℔

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	Price	Armor Class (AC)	Speed	Stealth	Weight
Light Armor
Padded armor	5 gp	11 + Dex modifier	—	Disadvantage	5 lb.
Leather armor	10 gp	11 + Dex modifier	—	—	8 lb.
Dragon leather	500 gp	12 + Dex modifier	—	—	15 lb.
Mithral shirt	5,000 gp	13 + Dex modifier	—	—	10 lb.
Medium Armor
Hide armor	10 gp	12 + Dex mod. (max 2)	—	—	10 lb.
Studded leather	25 gp	13 + Dex mod. (max 2)	—	—	13 lb.
Scale mail	50 gp	14 + Dex mod. (max 2)	—	Disadvantage	45 lb.
Studded dragon leather	500 gp	14 + Dex mod. (max 2)	—	—	20 lb.
Dragon scale	500 gp	15 + Dex mod. (max 2)	—	Disadvantage	50 lb.
Mithral scale	5,000 gp	15 + Dex mod. (max 2)	—	—	25 lb.
Heavy Armor
Ring mail	30 gp	14	−5 feet	Disadvantage	22 lb.
Chain mail	75 gp	16	−5 feet	Disadvantage	55 lb.
Splint	500 gp	17	−5 feet	Disadvantage	50 lb.
Banded	750 gp	17	—	Disadvantage	55 lb.
Plate	5,000 gp	18	−5 feet	Disadvantage	65 lb.
Mithral plate	6,000 gp	18	—	Disadvantage	40 lb.
Shield
Buckler	5 gp	+1	—	—	4 lb.
Shield	10 gp	+2	—	—	8 lb.

Dragon Leather. This leather armor is made from the hide of a dragon. It is extremely supple yet far more durable than standard leather armor.

Dragon Scale. This suit of scale mail is made from a dragon’s scales rather than metal, granting it superior protective capabilities and flexibility.

Mithral Plate. This suit of plate is crafted from mithral. It is easy to move in compared to other sorts of metal armor. The dwarves sometimes gift this armor to their most trusted allies.

Mithral Shirt. This extremely light chain mail shirt is made of very fine mithral links. The armor is light enough to wear under normal clothing. It is most commonly crafted by elves.

Studded Dragon Leather. This is a suit of studded leather crafted from the tough hide of a dragon.

Materials

Tolkien

• Mithral did not rust naturally.

AD&D

• Rust monsters eat metals of all sorts, but principally ferrous based metals such as iron, steel, and steel alloys (such as mithral and adamantite arms and armor).^(MM)
• Magical armor is vrtually weightless (same encumberance as clothing).^(DMG)
• +3 armor is special meteorite iron steel.^(DMG)
• +4 armor is mithral alloyed steel.^(DMG)
• +5 armor is adamantite alloyed steel.^(DMG)
• Elven daggers are a mithral, silver, and steel alloy.^{(Dungeon #17)}
• Mithral alloyed steel and adamantite alloyed steel do rust.^{(Dragon #86)}
• Mithral is 20 times more valuable than gold.^{(Dragon #86)}

D&D3

• Mithral is half the weight of steel, and 50% harder.
• Mithral items cost +500 gp/lb.

D&D5

• A Katana is a finesse lomgsword.^(Next)
• An Elven sword is a finesse longsword.^(Silvesti)
• Silvered weapons are +100 gp.^{(PHB, ~Common)}
• Adamantine weapons are +500 gp. All hits on objects are crits.^(XGE)
• Mithral weapons are +500 gp. They gain the finesse property and count as silvered. ^(Silvesti)

• Adamantine or mithral armor is an uncommon magic item.^(DMG)
• Adamantine or mithral weapons are not inherently magical.^(XGE)
• Mithral armor doesn't have a Stealth penalty or Strength requirement.^(DMG)
• A mithral chain shirt or breastplate can be worn under normal clothes.^(DMG)
• Iron, steel, adamantine, and mithral are ferrous metal.^(MM)
• Any nonmagical metal weapon that hits a rust monster corrodes.^(MM)
• Rust monsters can corrode nonmagical ferrous metal within 5 feet.^(MM)

• Elf items. Half the normal weight. It is adorned with symbols of nature: leaves, vines, stars, and the like.^(DMG)
• Fey items. Exquisitely crafted from the finest materials and glows with a pale radiance in moonlight, shedding dim light in a 5-foot radius. Any metal in the item is silver or mithral, rather than iron or steel.^(DMG)

 

• A Katana is an adamantine finesse katana.
• An Elven sword is a mithral (silvered finesse) longsword.

 

• Mithral (aka mithril, and truemetal^Dwarves