Ballistic Body Armor

Armor Profile

Class

Medium

AC

15 + DEX (max 2)

Grade

I · Standard

Rarity

Common

Tier

III · Modern

Training

Medium Armor

Cost

520

Weight

26 lb

Without training in medium armor, you have disadvantage on every attack, check and save that uses Strength or Dexterity, your speed drops by 10 feet, and you cannot channel while it is on. Proficiency

To make: 260 gm of materials and 2 days of work, at a workshop with powered tools. To repair: 65 gm and 1 day. Downtime

Properties

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• armorWorn protection. Sets or contributes to your armor class.
• modularBuilt to be reconfigured. Plates, pouches and inserts come off and go back on.

A full ballistic rig: aramid weave over ceramic across the chest, the back and both flanks, with a collar and a groin apron that most wearers take off within a week. It is the complete version of the ballistic vest. No maker owns the pattern, and plates from one arms factor's version rarely fit another's carrier.

Rules

• Always on

  • AC 15 + DEX (max 2)

• An armor piece changes no Armor Class on its own; the body armor is what sets it. Wearing the Ballistic Body Armor together with its head, hands, legs and feet pieces grants a +1 bonus to Armor Class.

Grades

The same object, worked to a better standard. The grade is the rung; the bonus is what the rung is worth at the table.

1. Grade I · Standard
2. Grade II · Refined +1
3. Grade III · Pristine +2
4. Grade IV · Masterwork +3

Equipment Line

The same kit across the tiers. Later rungs replace earlier ones.

1. Hide Vest
2. Scale Mail
3. Breastplate
4. Half Plate Cuirass
5. Brass-and-Leather Cuirass
6. Tactical Combat Vest
7. Ballistic Body Armor
8. HDF Combat Vest
9. EVA Combat Suit
10. ESC Combat Vest

Armor Set

Worn together, not one after the other. The four pieces with their body armor grant a +1 bonus to Armor Class.

1. Ballistic Body Armor
2. Combat Helmet
3. Combat Gloves
4. Combat Pants
5. Combat Boots