SRD:Chainmail

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Chainmail [Medium ]

Maximum Dex Bonus: +2 Armor Check Penalty: –5 Arcane Spell Failure Chance: 30% Hardness: 10
Size	Cost		Armor Bonus	Weight	Hit Points
	Humanoid	Nonhumanoid
Fine	75 gp	150 gp	+2	4 lb.	1
Diminutive	75 gp	150 gp	+2	4 lb.	3
Tiny	75 gp	150 gp	+2	4 lb.	6
Small	150 gp	300 gp	+5	20 lb.	12
Medium	150 gp	300 gp	+5	40 lb.	25
Large	300 gp	600 gp	+5	80 lb.	50
Huge	600 gp	1,200 gp	+5	200 lb.	100
Gargantuan	1,200 gp	2,400 gp	+5	320 lb.	200
Colossal	2,400 gp	4,800 gp	+5	480 lb.	400
Speed 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.

Description/Notes

The suit includes gauntlets.

Enhancements

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

Chainmail Material Enhancements

Material	Cost^1	Hardness	Hit Points	Special
Steel	300 gp	10	25	—
Adamantine	10,150 gp	20	33	Grants wearer DR 2/—
Crystal, Deep	1,150 gp	10	25	No rusting
Crystal, Mundane	300 gp	8	20	No rusting
Dragonhide	n/a	n/a	n/a	—
Mithral	4,150 gp	15	25	Half weight, Treated as light 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 Increase^1	Additional hp^1
+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 gp^2	+12	+60
+7	+49,000 gp^2	+14	+70
+8	+64,000 gp^2	+16	+80
+9	+81,000 gp^2	+18	+90
+10	+100,000 gp^2	+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: Chainmail

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