SRD:Banded Mail

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Banded Mail (Heavy)

Size	Humanoid Cost	Nonhumanoid Cost	Armor Bonus	Weight	Hit Points
Small	250gp	500gp	+6	17.5 lb.	30
Medium	250gp	500gp	+6	35 lb.	30

Non-Standard Sizes
Fine	125gp	250gp	+3	3.5 lb.	30
Diminutive	125gp	250gp	+3	3.5 lb.	30
Tiny	125gp	250gp	+3	3.5 lb.	30
Large	500gp	1000gp	+6	70 lb.	30
Huge	1000gp	2000gp	+6	175 lb.	30
Gargantuan	2000gp	4000gp	+6	280 lb.	30
Colossal	4000gp	8000gp	+6	420 lb.	30

Maximum Dex Bonus	Armor Check Penalty	Arcane Spell Failure	Hardness
+1	−6	35%	10

Speed1
Base	20 ft.	30 ft.	40 ft.	50 ft.	60 ft.	70 ft.	80 ft.	90 ft.	100 ft.
Armored	15 ft.	20 ft.	30 ft.	35 ft.	40 ft.	50 ft.	55 ft.	60 ft.	70 ft.
When running in heavy armor, you move only triple your speed, not quadruple.

Don	Don Hastily	Remove
4 minutes1	1 minute	1 minute1
If the character has some help, cut this time in half. A single character doing nothing else can help one or two adjacent characters. Two characters can't help each other don armor at the same time.

Description/Notes

The suit includes gauntlets.

Enhancements

These are the prices for this item when made with specific materials or enhancements.

Banded Mail Material Enhancements

Material	Cost1	Hardness	Hit Points	Special
Masterwork Steel	400 gp	10	30	-
Adamantine	15250 gp	20	40	Grants wearer DR 3/-
Crystal, Deep	6250 gp	10	30	Does not rust
Crystal, Mundane	400 gp	8	25	Does not rust
Dragonhide	800 gp	10	10	Non-metal armor
Mithral	9250 gp	15	30	Half weight, Treated as medium armor, Increase max Dex bonus by 2, Reduce armor check penalty by 3 (min 0), Reduced ASF by 10%
The given costs include the masterwork component.

Magical/Psionic Armor and Shield Enhancements

Bonus Value	Additional Cost	Hardness Increase1	Additional hp1
+1	+1,000 gp	+2	+10
+2	+4,000 gp	+4	+20
+3	+9,000 gp	+6	+30
+4	+16,000 gp	+8	+40
+5	+25,000 gp	+10	+50
+6	+36,000 gp2	+12	+60
+7	+49,000 gp2	+14	+70
+8	+64,000 gp2	+16	+80
+9	+81,000 gp2	+18	+90
+10	+100,000 gp2	+20	+100
+11 or more	+ bonus × bonus × 10,000 gp	+ enhancement bonus × 2	+ enhancement bonus × 10
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. If the armor or shield has a magical bonus greater than +5 or a special ability worth more than +5, then it's epic. Multiply magic cost by 10.

See Also

• Armor Qualities
• Magic Armor
• Banded Mail

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