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== Barrel Armor ==

It's a large hardwood barrel with a removable lid, with the top and bottom planes knocked off and fitted with suspenders. It is meant to be worn over the chest. A person wearing a barrel runs the risk of looking silly, and the barrel greatly restricts one's mobility and manual dexterity, but there are certainly advantages to wearing a barrel. For one, it's not too hard to slip into a barrel, and the materials are, like, really really cheap. Just get a barrel and some straps. Repairing a broken barrel is pretty much impossible, but usually finding a replacement barrel isn't too much of a hassle.

{{3.5e Armor
|name=Barrel Armor
|lmh=m
|maxdex=+0
|tbonus=+2
|bonus=+4
|acp=-8
|asf=50%
|cost=2
|weight=30
|hard=7
|hp=10
|donpbh=p
|summary=It's a barrel.
}}

Barrel armor grants its wearer continuous [[SRD:Cover|cover]] (+4 to Armor Class) against projectiles such as arrows, thrown weapons, bolts and bullets. Furthermore, in times of duress, the wearer of a barrel armor may choose to use the barrel to reduce the damage of an attack, fall or other hazard by up to 10 points. Doing this destroys the barrel.

As a [[SRD:Move Actions|move action]], the wearer of the barrel armor may go into 'barrel mode', in which he or she retreats into the barrel and and thinks barrel-like thoughts. He becomes, in essence, a barrel and may be mistaken for such. In this state he has [[SRD:Cover#Total Cover|total cover]] against ranged attacks instead, and may ''hide in plain sight'' (as a barrel), gains a +8 circumstance bonus to [[SRD:Hide Skill|Hide]] and [[SRD:Disguise Skill|Disguise]] checks (to impersonate a barrel) as long as he does not make any movements.

However, should a person wearing barrel armor fall [[SRD:Prone|prone]] on sloping ground, he or she will roll downhill uncontrollably at a rate of 60 ft. per round until the ground levels out. While this is a potential issue, some barrel wearers use this as a means to beat a strategic retreat. While rolling, the barrel-wearer is capable of [[SRD:Overrun|overrun]] attacks against creatures up to his or her own size category, or [[SRD:Bull Rush|bull rush]] attacks against larger creatures, provoking no [[SRD:Attack of Opportunity|attacks of opportunity]]. All opposed [[SRD:Strength|Strength]]-based checks while rolling downhill are made with a +4 circumstance bonus.</onlyinclude>


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{{3.5e Armors Breadcrumb}}
[[Category:3.5e]]
[[Category:User]]
[[Category:Equipment]]
[[Category:Armor]]
[[Category:Mundane]]
Arcane Spell Failure	50% +
Armor Bonus	+4 +
Armor Check	-8 +
Author	Sulacu +
Cost	2 gp +
Identifier	3.5e Equipment +
Max Dex Bonus	+0 +
Rated By	Eiji-kun +
Rating	Rating Pending +
Summary	It's a barrel. +
Title	Barrel Armor +
Type	Medium +
Weight	30 lb. +