Bronze Armor & Weapons
Bronze vs Steel
Bronze armor cannot be of a quality better than Good. Bronze is approximately 10% heavier than steel and is more expensive as a specialty item. There are only a handfvul of smiths who work in bronze and the types of bronze armor are limited. Bronze is also softer and weaker than steel, thus providing less Damage Resistence. It is also easily recognized in battle and can instantly identify a Mage to an opponent. Bronze weapons do not hold a blade as well, have a tendency to bend and an increased chance of breaking. A ‘Good’ bronze sword is as likely to break as a ‘cheap’ steel sword. On the plus side, the mass of bronze carried by a mage does not affect his or her spell casting like iron and steel do.
BRONZE ARMOR CHART, Types of MAIL
Weight is WITH Padding PD and DR REFLECT PADDING!
PADDING MUST BE PAID FOR!
Light Mail: Should be considered the 'standard' type of mail. The links are on the lower end of the thickness scale and have a similar outside diameter to other types listed here. Reducing the diameter of the links would increase the total number of links required. In game terms there would be no effect until the links were quite small. The result of this would be Fine-Mesh mail -- see below.
PD DR
Light Mail, Butted 3/1/1 3/1/1
Light mail shirt, butted (areas 9-11, 17-18): 16 lbs.; $363.
Light mail Hauberk (areas 9-11, 12-14, 17-18). 23lbs $545
Light mail coif, butted (areas 3-4, 5): 2 lbs.; $83.
Light mail sleeves, butted (areas 6, 8): 8 lbs.; $83.
Light mail leggings, butted (areas 12-14): 11 lbs.; $132.
Light mail gauntlets, butted (area 7): 1 lb.; $66.
Light mail sabatons, butted (areas 15-16): 2 lbs.; $66.
PD DR
Light Mail, Riveted 3/1/2 3/1/2
Light mail shirt, riveted (areas 9-11, 17-18): 16 lbs.; $693.
Light mail Hauberk (areas 9-11, 12-14, 17-18). 23lbs $1,040
Light mail coif, riveted (areas 3-4, 5): 2 lbs.; $165
Light mail sleeves, riveted (areas 6, 8): 8 lbs.; $165.
Light mail leggings, riveted (areas 12-14): 11 lbs.; $264.
Light mail gauntlets, riveted (area 7): 1 lb.; $132.
Light mail sabatons, riveted (areas 15-16): 2 lbs.; $132.
Augmented Mail Flexible leather strips are woven vertically through the mail to improve its protection. It offers +1DR (cut/cr.); The augmentation is performed after the mail is completed and may be added to existing light mail.
PD DR
Augmented Mail, Butted 3/1/1 4/2/1
Augmented Mail shirt, Butted (areas 9-11, 17-18) 18 lbs $473
Augmented Mail Hauberk (areas 9-11, 12-14, 17-18). 26lbs $710
Augmented mail coif, butted (areas 3-4, 5): 2 lbs.; $99
Augmented mail sleeves, butted (areas 6, 8): 9 lbs.; $99.
Augmented mail leggings, butted (areas 12-14): 13 lbs.; $158.
Augmented mail gauntlets, butted (area 7): 1 lb.; $80
Augmented mail sabatons, butted (areas 15-16): 2 lbs.; $80.
PD DR
Augmented Mail, Riveted 3/1/2 4/2/2
Augmented mail shirt, riveted (areas 9-11, 17-18): 18 lbs.; $800
Augmented Mail Hauberk (areas 9-11, 12-14, 17-18). 26lbs $1,205
Augmented mail coif, riveted (areas 3-4, 5): 2 lbs.; $198
Augmented mail sleeves, riveted (areas 6, 8): 9 lbs.; $198.
Augmented mail leggings, riveted (areas 12-14): 13 lbs.; $317.
Augmented mail gauntlets, riveted (area 7): 1 lb.; $158
Augmented mail sabatons, riveted (areas 15-16): 2 lbs.; $158.
Bar Mail: Similar to augmented mail except that thin metal splints are added instead of leather strips. Hand and foot protection cannot be made from this. It provides +2DR and +1DR (cr./imp.);
PD DR
Bar Mail, Butted 3/1/1 5/2/2
Bar Mail shirt, Butted (areas 9-11, 17-18): 24 lbs $655
Bar Mail Hauberk (areas 9-11, 12-14, 17-18). 36lbs $979
Bar mail coif, butted (areas 3-4, 5): 4 lbs.; $148
Bar mail sleeves, butted (areas 6, 8): 12 lbs.; $148
Bar mail leggings, butted (areas 12-14): 17lbs.; $237
PD DR
Bar Mail, Riveted 3/1/2 5/2/3
Bar mail shirt, riveted (areas 9-11, 17-18): 24lbs.; $1,249
Bar Mail Hauberk (areas 9-11, 12-14, 17-18). 36lbs $1,870
Bar mail coif, riveted (areas 3-4, 5): 4 lbs.; $297
Bar mail sleeves, riveted (areas 6, 8): 12 lbs.; $297.
Bar mail leggings, riveted (areas 12-14): 17 lbs.; $475
Double Mail : The wire used in making these links is twice the weight of light mail (about 40% thicker). It provides +1PD (all attacks); +2DR (cut) and +1DR (cr./imp.);
PD DR
Double Mail, Butted 4/2/2 5/2/2
Double Mail shirt, Butted (areas 9-11, 17-18): 27 lbs $726
Double Mail Hauberk (areas 9-11, 12-14, 17-18). 39lbs $1,089
Double mail coif, butted (areas 3-4, 5): 5lbs.; $165.
Double mail sleeves, butted (areas 6, 8): 13lbs.; $165.
Double mail leggings, butted (areas 12-14): 20lbs.; $264.
Double mail gauntlets, butted (area 7): 2lbs.; $132.
Double mail sabatons, butted (areas 15-16): 5lbs.; $132.
PD DR
Double Mail, Riveted 4/2/3 5/2/3
Double mail shirt, riveted (areas 9-11, 17-18): 27 lbs.; $1,382
Double Mail Hauberk (areas 9-11, 12-14, 17-18). 39lbs $2,079
Double mail coif, riveted (areas 3-4, 5): 5 lbs.; $330.
Double mail sleeves, riveted (areas 6, 8): 13 lbs.; $330.
Double mail leggings, riveted (areas 12-14): 20 lbs.; $528.
Double mail gauntlets, riveted (area 7): 2lbs.; $264.
Double mail sabatons, riveted (areas 15-16): 5lbs.; $264.
Lamellar Mail (also called Combined Mail: ) Combines small steel plates with mail for greatly improved protection. This is by far the most effective type of mail armor. Hand and foot protection cannot be made from combined mail. It adds +1PD and +2DR against all attacks; These links were always fairly heavy and should be treated as double mail. The term, ‘Scale Mail,’ (Not to be confused with Scale Armor) reflects lamellar mail with scale shaped plates.
PD DR
Lamellar Mail, Butted 4/2/2 5/3/3
Lamellar Mail shirt, Butted (areas 9-11, 17-18): 26 lbs $1,090
Lamellar Mail Hauberk (areas 9-11, 12-14, 17-18). 39lbs $1,634
Lamellar mail coif, butted (areas 3-4, 5): 5 lbs.; $247
Lamellar mail sleeves, butted (areas 6, 8): 13 lbs.; $247.
Lamellar mail leggings, butted (areas 12-14): 20 lbs.; $396.
PD DR
Lamellar Mail, Riveted 4/2/3 5/3/4
Lamellar mail shirt, riveted (areas 9-11, 17-18): 26 lbs.; $2,079
Lamellar Mail Hauberk (areas 9-11, 12-14, 17-18). 39lbs $3,119
Lamellar mail coif, riveted (areas 3-4, 5): 5 lbs.; $495.
Lamellar mail sleeves, riveted (areas 6, 8): 13 lbs.; $495.
Lamellar mail leggings, riveted (areas 12-14): 20 lbs.; $792
ARMOR CHART, Types of Leather
Reinforced Leather: Or Studded Leather is armor made from multiple layers of leather, boiled in oil, lacquered, waxed and treated to stiffen and toughen the leather. Plates and studs are added at critical points to add extra protection with minimal additional weight and cost. Padded armor may be worn underneath it. PD and DR DO NOT reflect padding.
PD DR
Reinforced Leather 2 3
Reinforced Leather Corselet (areas 9-11, 17-18): 12.5 lbs $165
Reinforced Leather Hauberk (areas 9-11, 12-14, 17-18) 19lbs $248
Reinforced Leather Vambrace, pair (areas 6, 8): 4lbs.; $66.
Reinforced Leather Vambrace, single (areas 6, 8): 2lbs.; $33
Reinforced Leather Greaves (areas 12-14): 8.5lbs. $83
Scale Armor: Heavy leather armor with metal scales or plates sewn to the outer surface. Padding may be worn with it. PD and DR DO NOT reflect padding.
PD DR
Scale Armor 3 4
Scale Armor Corselet (areas 9-11, 17-18): 28 lbs $220
Scale Armor Hauberk (areas 9-11, 12-14, 17-18) 38lbs $330
Scale Armor Vambrace, pair (areas 6, 8): 9lbs.; $88
Scale Armor Vambrace, single (areas 6, 8): 4.5lbs.; $44
Scale Armor Greaves (areas 12-14): 16lbs. $110
ARMOR CHART, Types of Plate Armor
Half Plate: Is designed with layering in mind. The breast plate only protects and covers the front. It is intended to be used with an underlayer of mail or other flexible armors. Being partialy open reduces the DX penalty, if any, by half. It cannot be used with Lamellar mail or Bar mail.
PD DR
Half Plate 4 4
Light Breastplate (areas 9-11): 20 lbs.; $733
Light Vambrace, pair (areas 6, 8): 11lbs.; $1,100.
Light Greaves (areas 12-14): 17lbs. $1,210
Hauberks: The mail shirt is extended into a long skirt that falls down to the knees (protecting areas 9-11, 12-14, 17-18). It is split either up the sides for infantry, or front and back for cavalry. All types of mail can be hauberks. Manufacturing a hauberk adds +50% to the cost, weight, and production time of a mail shirt. This type of protection leaves the shins exposed, however, and any attack that hits the legs will strike the exposed part on a roll of 4-6. Hauberks can be made from any flexible armor type. Cloth hauberks are normally called gambesons.
Rust Proofing: Is not needed for bronze armor, but the techniques can be employed for decorative purposes.
Blackening will reduce the amount of deterioration to a third (i.e. 1 penetration point for every 6 months of neglect). +20% to cost and production time.
Gilting reduces deterioration to 1 point every 3 years. It is counted as 'very fine' decoration and the armorer needs Jeweller 12+ to perform this process. Gilted armor costs 5x (gold plate is expensive) and production time is doubled.
Lacquering reduces deterioration to 1 point every 5 years. It is counted as 'fine' decoration. 3x cost and production time. Lacquering wears off over time and needs to be reapplied (once every 3 years). If not, the armor will deteriorate an extra point every time a lacquer coating was missed (1 point every three years).
HELMS
Type PD DR Wt Price Notes
Leather 2 2 - 20 open face covers neck,ears
Helm
Mail Coif (see mail)
Padded Cap 1 1 - 5 worn under coif or alone
Spangenhelm 3 4 5 110 open face and neck
Spangenhelm 3 5 7 165 as above
metal (pot-helm)
Cassis 4 4 7 165 open face covers neck,ears
Cassis 4 5 9 220 as above
metal
Great Helm 4 7 11 375 closed with face shield
reduces vision & hearing
rolls by 3.
Morion 4 5 10 275 covers top of head and ears
metal crest and rim add
extra PD
Padded Cap: Greatly improves comfort when wearing any helm. Mandatory under mail coif. Adds 1 to DR of all other helms.
Leather Helm: made of thick layers of boiled leather with some padding.
Spangenhelm: made of leather stretched over open iron frame, reinforced with wood plates. Covers only the top of the head.
Spangenhelm, metal: Replaces wood plates with metal.
Spangenhelms are commonly made and used by the Jhensari and the Goblins.
Cassis: similar construction to the Spangenhelm, but also covers back of neck and ears.
Cassis, metal: The wooden plates are replaced with metal.
The Cassis type helm is widely used by the Velitar and by the Orcs, Dwarves, Elves and Nomads.
Morion: this is similar to a pot helm but has a metal crest to reinforce the top and a heavy brim that covers the ears. This is bent up in front and rear like a boat prow so as not to hinder vision. Used generaly by the Velitar and the Dwarves.
Great Helm: Popular with the Knights of Velitrium. Closable face shield allows extra protection but hinders senses. Several styles available but most common is the flat front or face.
Vambrace: Is a splinted arm guard for the lower sword arm only. They run from elbow to wrist.
Sabatons & Greaves: Sabatons are mail `booties' or foot coverings that are worn over regular boots. Greaves are splinted shin/leg guards that run from knee to ankle.
Leggings, mail or leather: Chap like `pants' of mail or leather. Each leg is seperate but sold in pairs. Attached by laces to belt or straps under main armor.
BRONZE SHIELDS
Type PD WT Price Damage to destroy
Buckler 1 3 30 5
Small 2 10 45 10
Medium 3 18 65 15
Bronze Weapons
Bronze Hand Weapons
Weapon Dam Type Amt Reach Cost Wt MinST Notes
KNIFE (DX-4-easy)
Lg Knife cut sw-2 c,1 $45 1.5lb - Maxdam1+2
imp th c ThrowMd1+2
Sm Knife cut sw-3 c,1 $35 1lb - Mdam1+1
imp th-1 c ThrowMd1+1
Sm Dagger imp th-1 c $25 1/2lb - ThrowMd 1
Lg Dagger imp th c $45 1.5lb - ThrowMd1+2
SHORT SWORD (DX-5 or BROADSWORD -2)
Short cut sw 1 $450 2.5lb 7 double
Sword imp th 1 edged
Falchion cut sw+1 1 $450 2.5lb 7 Single
imp th 1 edged
AXE/MACE (DX-5)
Sm Axe cut sw 1 $45 3lb 7 throwable
War Axe cut sw+2 1 $55 5lb 12
Throwing cut sw+2 1 $65 4.5lb 12 throw.
Axe
Sm Mace crsh sw+2 1 $45 3lb 11 mounted
Lg Mace crsh sw+3 1 $55 5lb 12 foot
Hammer crsh sw+2 1 $90 5lb 12
imp sw+2 1
FLAIL (DX-6)
Morning- crsh sw+3 1 $90 6lb 12
star
Flail crsh sw+4 1,2 $110 8lb 13 two hand reach=2
BRONZE TWO HANDED WEAPONS
TWO HANDED AXE/MACE (DX-5)
War crsh sw+3 1,2 $160 8lb 13
Hammer imp sw+3 1,2
Maul crsh sw+4 1,2 $90 12lb 14
SPEAR(DX-5 or STAFF-2)
Javelin imp th+1 1 $35 2.5lb --
Spear imp th+2 1 $45 4.5lb 9
Boar Spr. imp th+2 1 $55 5lb 9 crossguard
BRONZE RANGED WEAPONS Ranges
Weapon Dam tp. Amt SS ACC 1/2Dam Max cost wt St note
KNIFE THROWING (DX-4)
Lg Knife imp th 12 0 ST-2 ST+5 $45 1.5lb --
Sm Knife imp th-1 11 0 ST-5 ST $35 1lb --
Sm Dagger imp th-1 11 0 ST-5 ST $25 1/2lb --
Lg Dagger imp th 12 0 ST-2 ST+5 $45 1.5lb --
Weapon Dam tp. Amt SS ACC 1/2Dam Max cost wt St note
AXE THROWING (DX-4)
Sm Axe cut sw 11 1 STx1.5 STx2.5 $45 3lb 7
Throwing cut sw+2 10 2 ST STx1.5 $65 4.5lb 11
Axe
SPEAR THROWING (DX-4)
Javelin imp th+1 10 3 STx1.5 STx2.5 $35 2.5lb 7
Spear imp th+3 11 2 ST STx1.5 $45 4.5lb 9
Boar Spr imp th+2 11 1 ST STx1.5 $55 5lb 9
