SRD:Half-Plate Armor

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Half-Plate Armor (Heavy)

Size	Humanoid Cost	Nonhumanoid Cost	Armor Bonus	Weight	Hit Points
Small	600 gp	1200 gp	+7	25 lb.	35
Medium	600 gp	1200 gp	+7	50 lb.	35

Non-Standard Sizes
Fine	300 gp	600 gp	+3	5 lb.	35
Diminutive	300 gp	600 gp	+3	5 lb.	35
Tiny	300 gp	600 gp	+3	5 lb.	35
Large	1200 gp	2400 gp	+7	100 lb.	35
Huge	2400 gp	4800 gp	+7	250 lb.	35
Gargantuan	4800 gp	9600 gp	+7	400 lb.	35
Colossal	9600 gp	19200 gp	+7	600 lb.	35

Maximum Dex Bonus	Armor Check Penalty	Arcane Spell Failure	Hardness
+0	−7	40%	10

Speed1
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.
When running in heavy armor, you move only triple your speed, not quadruple.

Don	Don Hastily	Remove
4 minutes2	4 minutes1	1d4+1 minutes1
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. The wearer must have help to don this armor. Without help, it can be donned only hastily.

Description/Notes

The suit includes gauntlets.

Enhancements

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

Half-Plate Material Enhancements

Material	Cost1	Hardness	Hit Points	Special
Masterwork Steel	750 gp	10	35	-
Adamantine	15600 gp	20	46	Grants wearer DR 3/-
Crystal, Deep	6600 gp	10	35	Does not rust
Crystal, Mundane	750 gp	8	29	Does not rust
Dragonhide	1500 gp	10	11	Non-metal armor
Mithral	9600 gp	15	35	Half weight, Treated as medium 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: Plate Armor

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