SRD:Chain Shirt

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Chain Shirt (Light)

Size	Humanoid Cost	Nonhumanoid Cost	Armor Bonus	Weight	Hit Points
Small	100gp	200gp	+4	12.5 lb.	20
Medium	100gp	200gp	+4	25 lb.	20

Non-Standard Sizes
Fine	50gp	100gp	+2	2.5 lb.	20
Diminutive	50gp	100gp	+2	2.5 lb.	20
Tiny	50gp	100gp	+2	2.5 lb.	20
Large	200gp	400gp	+4	50 lb.	20
Huge	400gp	800gp	+4	125 lb.	20
Gargantuan	800gp	1600gp	+4	200 lb.	20
Colossal	1600gp	3200gp	+4	300 lb.	20

Maximum Dex Bonus	Armor Check Penalty	Arcane Spell Failure	Hardness
+4	−2	20%	10

Speed
Base	20 ft.	30 ft.	40 ft.	50 ft.	60 ft.	70 ft.	80 ft.	90 ft.	100 ft.
Armored	20 ft.	30 ft.	40 ft.	50 ft.	60 ft.	70 ft.	80 ft.	90 ft.	100 ft.

Don	Don Hastily	Remove
1 minute	5 rounds	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

A chain shirt comes with a steel cap.

Enhancements

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

Chain Shirt Material Enhancements

Material	Cost1	Hardness	Hit Points	Special
Masterwork Steel	250 gp	10	20	-
Adamantine	5100 gp	20	26	Grants wearer DR 1/-
Crystal, Deep	2100 gp	10	20	Does not rust
Crystal, Mundane	250 gp	8	16	Does not rust
Mithral	1100 gp	15	20	Half weight, 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
• Wikipedia: Chainmail
• Wikipedia: Hauberk

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