SRD:Half-Plate Armor

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Half-Plate [Heavy]

Maximum Dex Bonus: +0 Armor Check Penalty: –7 Arcane Spell Failure Chance: 40% Hardness: 10
Size	Cost		Armor Bonus	Weight	Hit Points
	Humanoid	Nonhumanoid
Fine	300 gp	600 gp	+3	5 lb.	2
Diminutive	300 gp	600 gp	+3	5 lb.	4
Tiny	300 gp	600 gp	+3	5 lb.	8
Small	600 gp	1,200 gp	+7	25 lb.	17
Medium	600 gp	1,200 gp	+7	50 lb.	35
Large	1,200 gp	2,400 gp	+7	100 lb.	70
Huge	2,400 gp	4,800 gp	+7	250 lb.	140
Gargantuan	4,800 gp	9,600 gp	+7	400 lb.	280
Colossal	9,600 gp	19,200 gp	+7	600 lb.	560
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.

Half-Plate Material Enhancements

Material	Cost1	Hardness	Hit Points	Special
Steel	750 gp	10	35	—
Adamantine	15,600 gp	20	46	Grants wearer DR 3/—
Crystal, Deep	1,600 gp	10	35	No rusting
Crystal, Mundane	750 gp	8	29	No rusting
Dragonhide	1,500 gp	10	11	Usable by druids
Mithral	9,600 gp	15	35	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
• Wikipedia: Plate Armor

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