SRD:Getting Into and Out of Armor

Getting Into and Out of Armor
The time required to don armor depends on its type; see Table: Donning Armor.

Don
This column tells how long it takes a character to put the armor on. (One minute is 10 rounds.) Readying (strapping on) a shield is only a move action.

Don Hastily
This column tells how long it takes to put the armor on in a hurry. The armor check penalty and armor bonus for hastily donned armor are each 1 point worse than normal.

Remove
This column tells how long it takes to get the armor off. Loosing a shield (removing it from the arm and dropping it) is only a move action.

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Table: Donning Armor
! align="left" | Armor Type !! Don !! Don Hastily !! Remove
 * align="left" | Shield (any) || 1 move action || n/a || 1 move action
 * align="left" | Padded, leather, hide, studded leather, or chain shirt || 1 minute || 5 rounds || 1 minute1
 * align="left" | Breastplate, scale mail, chainmail, banded mail, or splint mail || 4 minutes1 || 1 minute || 1 minute1
 * align="left" | Half-plate or full plate || 4 minutes2 || 4 minutes1 || 1d4+1 minutes1
 * class="foot" colspan="4" |
 * 1) 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.
 * 2) The wearer must have help to don this armor. Without help, it can be donned only hastily.
 * }
 * class="foot" colspan="4" |
 * 1) 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.
 * 2) The wearer must have help to don this armor. Without help, it can be donned only hastily.
 * }
 * }