SRD:Banded Mail

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Banded Mail [Heavy]

Maximum Dex Bonus: +1 Armor Check Penalty: –6 Arcane Spell Failure Chance: 35% Hardness: 10
Size	Cost		Armor Bonus	Weight	Hit Points
	Humanoid	Nonhumanoid
Fine	125 gp	250 gp	+3	3-1/2 lb.	1
Diminutive	125 gp	250 gp	+3	3-1/2 lb.	3
Tiny	125 gp	250 gp	+3	3-1/2 lb.	7
Small	250 gp	500 gp	+6	17-1/2 lb.	15
Medium	250 gp	500 gp	+6	35 lb.	30
Large	500 gp	1,000 gp	+6	70 lb.	60
Huge	1,000 gp	2,000 gp	+6	175 lb.	120
Gargantuan	2,000 gp	4,000 gp	+6	280 lb.	240
Colossal	4,000 gp	8,000 gp	+6	420 lb.	480
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.

Description/Notes

The suit includes gauntlets.

Enhancements

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

Banded Mail Material Enhancements

Material	Cost1	Hardness	Hit Points	Special
Steel and leather	400 gp	10	30	—
Adamantine	15,250 gp	20	40	Grants wearer DR 3/—
Crystal, Deep	1,250 gp	10	30	No rusting
Crystal, Mundane	400 gp	8	25	No rusting
Dragonhide	800 gp	10	10	Usable by druids
Mithral	9,250 gp	15	30	Half weight, Treated as medium armor, increased max Dex bonus (+2), reduced armor check penalty (3; min 0), reduced arcane spell failure chance (10%)
The given costs include the masterwork component. The armor check penalties for masterwork armor and shields are lessened by 1, except mithral. The armor check penalties for mithril armor and shields are reduced by 3.

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 squared × 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.

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See Also

• Armor Qualities
• Magic Armor
• Banded Mail

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