Chapter 3 - KloOge Character Sheets

Armor

There are many types of armor available to use. When armor is used on a mount it is called Barding.

This section covers the many types of armor and the game mechanic effects (Armor Class or AC) for each one. For additional information on creating and repairing armor see the armorer proficiency. To see how different weapons interact with different types of armor see weapon type versus armor & Armor Data Files. The type of armor worn will often affect skills and proficiencies for Rogues, Rangers and other classes.

Armor

Natural AC - 10 or specified for each monster
Armor Bonus - see below
Shield Bonus - +1 or +2 for a non-magical shield, good for X number of attacks per round
DEX Bonus - the $DEF adjustment from Balance
Magic Bonus - any magic bonus from the Armor, Shield or other magic items
AC Final - a total of all the above factors
Magic Resistance - some creatures have a special resistance to magic

AC bonus is the reduction to your natural AC you receive for wearing that type of armor.

If your natural AC is lower than AC 10 minus the armor bonus of your chosen armor, than the armor bonus your receive is 1. (a character has a natural AC of 2, hide armor would normally give a -4 from 10 instead brings the final AC down to 1)

If a character is wearing flawed armor and is struck in melee combat with a natural die roll of 19 or 20, it breaks. The character's AC immediately worsens by 4 additional classes (although never above 10), and the broken armor hampers the character's movement. Until the character can remove the broken armor (a process requiring 1d4 rounds), the character moves at ½ of his normal rate and suffers a -4 penalty to all of his attack rolls.

Barding

Types of Barding

• Full Barding: This is a complete set of horse armor that provides the rated protection when attacked from any side. Note that the term "full plate" is used to denote a new, more advanced type of horse armor, like the fighter's full plate armor.
• Half Barding: The difference between half barding and full barding is that half barding covers only the front and forward sides of the animal. Attacks from the rear or rear flanks use the mount's base armor class.
• Partial Barding: This is an option that allows the averaging of a mount's armor class if full barding is not available
• Note: all "suets" of barding, including half barding, are complete units; that is, half barding is not achieved by leaving off half a horse's armor. The pieces are made to be used together-they are specially formed, fitted, and balanced to provide a certain level of protection and a certain degree of mobility in a fight. Cobbling together odd or ill-fitting pieces degrades the effect of the whole, to the degree ruled by the Dungeon Master.

Horse Barding

• The light warhorse category includes ponies and riding horses (the latter reflects custom and use rather than the ability of the horse to carry actual weight).
• Limits: A horse can wear half barding one class heavier than its maximum full barding. Flying creatures are limited to leather and padded barding only.
• Padded includes quilted armor
• Scale includes studded leather, brigandine, and ring mail (weights will differ)
• Banded includes splint

Optional Barding Armor Class

• AC Bonus is the amount of protection a type of barding affordes. For example, a heavy warhorse (AC 7) in plate barding (+5) has an adjusted AC of 2.
• Maximum AC is the best AC conferred by non-magical barding of this type. Past this point, the innate thoughness of the creature renders this type of barding redundant.

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