Splint Mail
Splint mail is made up of overlapping layers of metal strips attached to a backing of leather or sturdy fabric. These splints are of greater size and durability than those that compose a suit of scale mail, improving the protection they afford the wearer, but at the cost of flexibility. A suit of splint mail includes gauntlets (2) For free.
Material | Cost | Hardness | Hit Points | Special |
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Steel | $350 | 10 | 25 | - |
Adamantine | $15,200 | 20 | 40 | Grants wearer DR 3/— |
Dragonhide | n/a | n/a | n/a | - |
Mithral | $9,200 | 15 | 30 | Half weight, increased max Dex bonus (+2), reduced armor check penalty (3; min 0), reduced arcane spell failure chance (10%) |
1: The given costs include the masterwork component. The armor check penalties for masterwork armor and shields are lessened by 1.
Magical Armor and Shield EnhancementsBonus Value | Additional Cost | Hardness Increase | Additional HP |
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+1 | +$1,000 | +2 | +10 |
+2 | +$4,000 | +4 | +20 |
+3 | +$9,000 | +6 | +30 |
+4 | +$16,000 | +8 | +40 |
+5 | +$25,000 | +10 | +50 |
+6* | +36,000 | +12 | +60 |
+7* | +49,000 | +14 | +70 |
+8 * | +64,000 | +16 | +80 |
+9* | +81,000 | +18 | +90 |
+10 * | +100,000 | +20 | +100 |
- An armor or shield can't have an enhancement bonus higher than +5. Use these lines to determine price w
Unlike the additional cost, the increase to the armor or shield's hardness and hit points are only gained from its enhancement bonus, not its special abilities.