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==Reinforced Plastic== 

[[Summary::This form of plastic, surprisingly, can be made into useful weapons and armor. Reinforced plastic is a form of toughened plastic that is enhanced by mixing other materials into key areas.]] Some types of reinforced plastic are less refined (glass, fiber and steel), these types are slightly weaker than their metal or wooden counterparts. Druids may not use plastics due to the artificial properties. 

Reinforced plastic is immune to acid, electricity and rust (excluding the steel form). Reinforced plastic is always considered masterwork, thus plastic weapons and ammunition have a +1 enhancement bonus on attack rolls, and plastic armor and shields have a +1 enhancement bonus to AC; the masterwork cost is included in the prices given below. The more refined diamond and Kevlar reinforced plastics have an added bonus to attack and AC. 

Plastic equipment weighs ¼ what is normal, thus: [[SRD:Heavy Armor|heavy armors]] are treated as [[SRD:Medium Armor|medium]], and [[SRD:Medium Armor|medium armors]] are treated as [[SRD:Light Armor|light]], but [[SRD:Light Armor|light armors]] are still treated as [[SRD:Light Armor|light]]. [[SRD:Armor Qualities#Arcane Spell Failure|Arcane Spell Failure]] for [[SRD:Armor|armors]] and [[SRD:Shields|shields]] made from plastic are decreased by 15%, maximum [[SRD:Dexterity|Dexterity]] bonus is increased by 3, and [[SRD:Armor Check Penalty|armor check penalties]] are lessened by 3 (to a minimum of 0), yet speed remains unchanged. Also [[SRD:Two-Handed Weapon|two-handed weapons]] are treated as [[SRD:One-Handed Weapon|one-handed]], [[SRD:One-Handed Weapon|one-handed weapons]] are treated as [[SRD:Light Weapon|light]], but [[SRD:Light Weapon|light weapons]] are still treated as [[SRD:Light Weapon|light]] (not [[SRD:Unarmed Weapon|unarmed]]). 

First choose your refinement type. 

{| class="zebra d20"  
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!Reinforcement Type||Cost||Hardness||hp||Special
|-
| align="left" |Glass<sup>1</sup>||+200gp||4||6||-1 to damage rolls
|-
| align="left" |Fiber<sup>2</sup>||+300gp||4||8||-1 to damage rolls (if weapon) '''or''' -1 fortitude and reflex saves (if armor)
|-
| align="left" |Steel<sup>3</sup>||+550gp||5||10|| 
|-
| align="left" |Diamond<sup>1</sup>||+800gp||5||18|| +1 to attack rolls
|-
| align="left" |Kevlar<sup>2</sup>||+1200gp||5||24||+1 to attack rolls (if weapon) '''or''' +1 to armor class (if armor)
|-
| align="left" |Concrete<sup>3</sup>||+2200gp||6||30||Weight ¾ normal, fixing: [[SRD:Armor Qualities#Arcane Spell Failure|ASF]] deduction to 5%, [[SRD:Dexterity|Dex]] ceiling increase to 1, and [[SRD:Armor Check Penalty|ACP]] deduction to 1. 
|-
| class="foot" colspan="5" |
#Glass (or diamond) shards are mixed into the cutting portion of the blade; can only be applied to slashing and piercing weapons. 
#Fiber (or Kevlar) is mixed into the joints and weaker parts of the object; can only be applied to armor and bludgeoning weapons. 
#Steel (or concrete) is mixed into the cutting portion (if a slashing or piercing weapon), or joints and weaker parts of the object (if armor or a bludgeoning weapon). 
|}

Then add the object type that you want to form into plastic. 

{| class="zebra d20"  
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!Object Type||Cost
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| align="left" |Ammunition||+25gp
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| align="left" |Light Armor, Light and Heavy Shields; Simple Weapons||+250gp
|-
| align="left" |Medium Armor and Tower Shields; Martial Weapons||+500gp
|-
| align="left" |Heavy Armor; Exotic and Ranged Weapons<sup>1</sup>||+1000gp
|-
| align="left" |Other||+50gp/lbs
|-
| class="foot" colspan="2" |
#Use the higher value (i.e. if martial ranged, treat as ranged). 
|}

You then have the option of adding any of the following customizations:
*''Bubbles:'' bubbles can be added to any type of plastic to allow the object to float in water. Plastic altered in this fashion cannot buoy more than its weight, gives no bonuses to swimming, and has its hardness decreased by one. This increases total price by 25gp. 
*''Window:'' shields may be made semi-transparent, allowing for one to see through them. The plastic is not completely clear, with an inherent -2 penalty to spot checks; and is slightly weaker, with its hardness decreased by one. This increases total price by 50gp. 
*''Handle:'' shield and weapon handles can be given texturing or finger grooves for stronger grip; increasing the chance to resist being [[SRD:Disarm|disarmed]] by 4, and giving a +2 bonus to damage rolls. This increases total price by 75gp. 
*''Resistant:'' armor and shields can be made air cold and water resistant, by thickening and adding rubber sealing. This gives one +5 resistance to all three; and also increases hardness by 1 and HP by 10. This increases total price by 200gp. One can improve the resistance boost to +10 (for a total of 400gp), or +15 (for a total of 800gp) (however, this does not increase hardness or HP).

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Author	Franken Kesey +
Identifier	3.5e Equipment +
Rating	Unrated +
Summary	This form of plastic, surprisingly, can be made into useful weapons and armor. Reinforced plastic is a form of toughened plastic that is enhanced by mixing other materials into key areas. +
Title	Reinforced Plastic +