Ceremonial Armor (3.5e Equipment)

Ceremonial Armor

This cult leader has donned ceremonial heavy armor.

Table: Ceremonial Armor

Armor	Cost	Armor/ Shield Bonus	Maximum Dex Bonus	Armor Check Penalty	Arcane Spell Failure Chance	Speed		Weight1
						(30 ft.)	(20 ft.)
Light ceremonial armor	250 gp	+1	+4	-2	20%	30 ft.	20 ft.	25 lb.
Medium ceremonial armor	400 gp	+2	+2	-5	30%	20 ft.	15 ft.	40 lb.
Heavy ceremonial armor	1,200 gp	+3	+0	-7	40%	20 ft.2	15 ft.2	50 lb.
Weight figures are for armor sized to fit Medium characters. Armor fitted for Small characters weighs half as much, and armor fitted for Large characters weighs twice as much. When running in heavy armor, you move only triple your speed, not quadruple.

Ceremonial armor is common in societies and countries where wearing armor is prestigious but the wearer has no intention of actually wearing a crude, simple set of armor. Ceremonial armor is gaudy, highly decorated and often nigh-useless when it comes to actually saving your life. Ceremonial armor does provide a slight armor bonus to AC due to its bulky nature and design, but it tends to weigh one down much more than normal armor and is much more expensive, due to the expensive decoration.

Light ceremonial armor comes in various designs: it might be a collection of finely-sewn furs and leathers, a complex and fancy leather get-up or an intricate mesh of gilded chain. Medium ceremonial armor might be an ebony-hued breastplate with elaborate insignia, an ocean-themed scale mail with lapis lazuli decorations, or a mix-up of clashing armor fashions. Heavy ceremonial armor is most often made to resemble the full plate of knights, but can also be found in various other styles of bulky armor.

Table: Donning Ceremonial Armor

Armor Type	Don	Don Hastily	Remove
Light ceremonial armor	1 minute	5 rounds	1 minute1
Medium ceremonial armor	4 minutes1	1 minute	1 minute1
Heavy ceremonial armor	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.

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