Attire (PSR Supplement)

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PSR is an alternate ruleset compatible with most 5e content.

System Differences

The Basics

Time
Shifts
Phases

The d20

Ability Check

Ability Scores

Strength
Dexterity
Constitution
Knowledge
Perception
Charisma

Saving Throws
Skills
Carry Slots

Encounters

Group Turns
Round‑Table Turns
Staggered Turns
Your Turn
Move
Action
Bonus Action
Reaction
Making an Attack
Unarmed Strike
Sunder
Defense
Cover

Hit Points & Damage

Temporary Hit Points
Massive Damage
Damage Types
Max Damage

Other Dangers

Defeat
Dramatic Death
Common Hazards
Extreme Climates
Conditions

Downtime

Downtime Trading
Downtime Enterprise

Items

Goods & Currency
Material Goods
Weapons
Improvised
Attire
Shields
Tools
Gear
Attunement

Objects

Damaging Objects
Hauling Objects
Vehicles
Artillery

NPCs

Mount
Cohort
Stat Blocks
Vulnerability, Resistance, & Immunity
Special Senses

Omissions from 5e
Proficiency. Armor never requires proficiency. A shield increases your defense, but proficiency with a shield increases it further.

Sleeping in Armor. There is no “penalty” for sleeping in attire. Any routine attire change is part of downtime.

Attire is a term for what you’re wearing, from common clothes to plate mail. This world is perilous, and many adventurers always wear armor. Armor is any attire that increases your defense.

You Are Clothed. You are wearing a set of common clothes unless stated otherwise. Common clothes don't count as attire, don't count against your carry limit, and have no trade value.

Attire Slots. As detailed in carry slots, you have four attire slots: Head, Arms, Torso, and Legs. Any appropriate attire carried in one of these slots is worn on the corresponding part of your body.

Changing Attire. You can change your head's attire with a single Use action. Changing any or all other attire requires an entire phase activity.

Armor

Any attire you wear that provides an increase to your defense is called armor. The increase to your defense is called an armor bonus. All armor bonuses you have stack with each other.

For example if you’re wearing four pieces of armor—let's say a tunic, helmet, gauntlets, and boots—which each add +1 defense, you add them all together for +4 defense. The sum of all your armor bonuses is called your total armor bonus.

If you aren't wearing any attire that provides an armor bonus, you are unarmored.

Heavy Attire & Dexterity

5e Armor Levels
When using PSR with content designed for 5e, you may need to categorize a creature's armor level as follows:
  • Unarmored means you are wearing no armor.
  • Light armor means you're wearing armor, but no heavy pieces.
  • Medium armor means you're wearing armor, and exactly 1 piece of the armor is heavy.
  • Heavy armor means you're wearing 2 or more pieces of heavy armor.

Like any heavy item, a piece of heavy attire occupies 5 carry slots when you aren't wearing it. A piece of heavy attire only occupies 1 slot while you're wearing it, but has other drawbacks. Wearing heavy attire limits how much of your Dexterity modifier you can add to your AC, and can interfere with spellcasting.

One Piece. Normally you add your full Dexterity modifier to your defense. However, while you’re attired with at least one heavy item, you can’t add a Dexterity modifier of more than +2 to your defense. For example while wearing heavy chain mail, if you have a Dexterity modifier of +3 or more you only add a +2 to your defense. Few folks have such high Dexterity, anyway.

Multiple Pieces. If you’re wearing more than one heavy item, you don’t add your Dexterity modifier to your defense at all, even if the modifier is negative.

Dexterity Alternatives. There are some effects which let you add another ability modifier to your defense instead of Dexterity. If you benefit from such an effect, this modifier is still limited by heavy attire in the same way.

Casting in Heavy Attire. Wearing heavy attire may restrict your ability to cast spells, as detailed on that page.

Attire Properties

In addition to the heavy property, some attire have properties like these:

Loud. Your Stealth mark is lowered by 5, and you have disadvantage on ability checks made to move quietly.

Steel. Steel armor is harder to damage, and some game effects work differently if you're wearing steel.

Attire (Example)

The attire below is only a basic example of attire likely to be commonly available in any fantasy world. Your narrator’s campaign likely features more or different attire. This list is just an example.

Attire Armor
Bonus
Properties Cost
Head
 Pointed Hat Special 5 gold
 Cap +1 10 gold
 Full Helm +2 Special, Steel 100 gold
Torso
 Furs +1 Heavy 10 gold
 Leather +1 35 gold
 Chain Shirt +2 Heavy, Loud, Steel 100 gold
 Scale Mail +3 Heavy, Steel 400 gold
 Knight's Plate +3 Heavy, Special, Steel 1000 gold (uncommon)
Arms
 Gloves 5 gold
 Gauntlets +1 Heavy, Steel 200 gold
Legs
 Boots 5 gold
 Sabaton with Greaves +1 Loud, Heavy, Steel 200 gold

Special Properties

  • Boots & Gloves. While these don't provide an armor bonus, wearing attire in these slots can still provide protection — such as against thorns.
  • Full Helm. A full helm completely encloses the head for great protection, but muffles senses. While wearing one you have disadvantage on Perception checks.
  • Knight's Plate. Attuning to this special breastplate requires Strength 13 or higher. While attuned to it and wearing it alongside 3 other pieces of steel attire, you gain an additional +1 armor bonus.
  • Pointed Hat. While not protective, the shape of this witch's hat can help focus magic power. While wearing it, if you make an attack roll with a cantrip and hit, add +1 expert damage for one of the hit targets.

Attire for Unusual Creatures

The preceding rules are for Small and Medium-sized folk.

  • Attire for a Tiny creature weighs 14 as much.
  • Attire for a Large creature weighs 4 times as much, and costs double.

Creatures of inhuman shape can usually still wear attire and still have the same attire slots. Attire made for such a creature is called barding, and costs double. Barding for a Large horse for example costs 4 times as much (2 x 2). Necessary translations are made for these creatures. A horse doesn’t wear “gloves” for example, but it could wear armor on two legs that provide as much protection as gloves.

Your narrator arbitrates if a creature can wear barding. An ooze or a ghost might not be solid enough to support attire, for example.

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