SRD:Chainmail

	This article is about Chain Mail
	For other uses of Chain Mail, see Chain Mail (disambiguation).

This material is published under the OGL

Chainmail (Medium)

Size	Humanoid Cost	Nonhumanoid Cost	Armor Bonus	Weight	Hit Points
Small	150 gp	300 gp	+5	20 lb.	25
Medium	150 gp	300 gp	+5	40 lb.	25

Non-Standard Sizes
Fine	75 gp	150 gp	+2	4 lb.	25
Diminutive	75 gp	150 gp	+2	4 lb.	25
Tiny	75 gp	150 gp	+2	4 lb.	25
Large	300 gp	600 gp	+5	80 lb.	25
Huge	600 gp	1200 gp	+5	200 lb.	25
Gargantuan	1200 gp	2400 gp	+5	320 lb.	25
Colossal	2400 gp	4800 gp	+5	480 lb.	25

Maximum Dex Bonus	Armor Check Penalty	Arcane Spell Failure	Hardness
+2	−5	30%	10

Speed
Base	20 ft.	30 ft.	40 ft.	50 ft.	60 ft.	70 ft.	80 ft.	90 ft.	100 ft.
Armored	15 ft.	20 ft.	30 ft.	35 ft.	40 ft.	50 ft.	55 ft.	60 ft.	70 ft.

Don	Don Hastily	Remove
4 minutes1	1 minute	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

The suit includes gauntlets.

Enhancements

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

Chainmail Material Enhancements

Material	Cost1	Hardness	Hit Points	Special
Masterwork Steel	300 gp	10	25	-
Adamantine	10150 gp	20	33	Grants wearer DR 2/-
Crystal, Deep	4150 gp	10	25	Does not rust
Crystal, Mundane	300 gp	8	20	Does not rust
Mithral	4150 gp	15	25	Half weight, Treated as light armor, 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

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