ARMOUR STATS
The following tables provide stats for historical armour derived from various
roleplaying systems. A standard suit of armour that knights (or equivalent)
would wear in the period is first described in non-rules terms. These are
then written up using a spreadsheet and the statistics of five different
game systems. The weights provided are those that the game system derives
and does not necessarily (or even usually!) match reality. The game systems
used are:
-
GURPS 3rd edition (to convert to 4th ed., simply ignore the PD rating)
-
HarnMaster 2nd edition (with the rules on customising armour from
1st ed.)
-
RuneQuest 2nd edition
-
Pendragon 3rd edition
-
HeroQuest RPG
11th-12th Century
Pieces: Short-sleeved mail hauberk w. ventail, gambeson, leather leggings
and shoes, open helm
Protection
-
Arms: Mail to the elbow only, plus quilt
-
Hands: (None)
-
Legs: Leather (plus mail and quilt skirts over thighs)
-
Feet: Leather
-
Torso: Mail over quilt
-
Head: Open helm over mail and quilt
-
Shield: Wood and leather kite shield
GURPS
| Loc |
PD |
DR |
| 3-4 |
3 |
8 |
| 5 (1/6) |
3 |
4 |
| 6 |
4 |
4 |
| 7 |
0 |
0 |
| 8-11 |
3 |
4 |
| 12-14 |
2 |
2 |
| 15-16 |
1 |
1 |
| 17-18 |
3 |
4 |
| Shield |
3 |
- |
Weight: 71 lbs
Cost: $675 |
HarnMaster
| Cov |
B |
E |
P |
F |
| Ua, Sh, Tx, Ab, Hp, Gr |
7 |
10 |
7 |
5 |
| El, La |
5 |
3 |
2 |
4 |
| Ha, Fa |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Th |
9 |
15 |
8 |
8 |
| Kn, Ca, Ft |
2 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
| Nk |
2 |
8 |
5 |
1 |
| Sk |
13 |
21 |
14 |
7 |
| Shield |
D5 |
Weight: 67.3 lbs
Price: 1,480d |
RuneQuest
| Loc |
A |
| 1-8 |
2 |
| 9-18 |
7 |
| 19-20 |
5 |
| Shield |
16 |
ENC: 10
Cost: 410 L |
Pendragon
Protection: 10
DEX: -10
Price: £2
HeroQuest
Armour: +4 |
13th Century
Pieces: Full mail hauberk w. ventail, mail chausses, gambeson, long
surcoat, full helm
Protection
-
Arms: Mail over quilt
-
Hands: Mail (with leather palms)
-
Legs: Mail (plus mail and quilt skirts over thighs)
-
Feet: Mail (with leather soles)
-
Torso: Mail over quilt
-
Head: Full helm over mail and quilt
-
Shield: Wood and leather heater shield
GURPS
| Loc |
PD |
DR |
| 3-4 |
3 |
11 |
| 5 |
3 |
7 |
| 6-18 |
3 |
4 |
| Shield |
3 |
- |
Weight: 97 lbs
Cost: $1095 |
HarnMaster
| Cov |
B |
E |
P |
F |
| Ua, El, La |
7 |
10 |
7 |
5 |
| Ha, Kn, Ca, Ft, Nk |
2 |
8 |
5 |
1 |
| Th |
9 |
18 |
12 |
6 |
| Sh, Tx, Ab, Hp, Gr |
8 |
11 |
8 |
6 |
| Fa |
6 |
10 |
6 |
2 |
| Sk |
13 |
21 |
14 |
7 |
| Shield |
D4 |
Weight: 106.5 lbs
Price: 2,346d |
RuneQuest
| Loc |
A |
| 1-8 |
5 |
| 9-20 |
7 |
| Shield |
12 |
ENC: 12
Cost: 528 L |
Pendragon
Protection: 12
DEX: -10
Price: £6
HeroQuest
Armour: +4 |
14th Century
Pieces: Full mail hauberk, mail chausses, gambeson, poleyns, greaves,
sabatons, gauntlets, full vambraces, couters, gutter rerebraces, circular
pauldrons, coat-of-plates, short surcoat, helm w. visor and aventail
Protection
-
Arms: Plate over outer surface of upper arm and elbows, chain and
quilt over upper arm, plate around lower arm
-
Hands: Plate and leather
-
Legs: Mail throughout, plate over front surface of shins and
knees (plus mail and quilt over thighs)
-
Feet: Mail and plate (with leather soles)
-
Torso: Brigandine over mail over quilt
-
Head: Full helm over quilt, neck with mail over quilt
-
Shield: Wood and leather heater shield
GURPS
| Loc |
PD |
DR |
| 3-4 |
4 |
8 |
| 5 (5/6) |
3 |
7 |
| 5 (1/6) |
3 |
4 |
| 6 |
4 |
6 |
| 7 |
3 |
5 |
| 8 |
4 |
6 |
| 9-11 |
3 |
8 |
| 12-14 |
4 |
10 |
| 15-16 |
3 |
4 |
| 17-18 |
3 |
8 |
| Shield |
3 |
- |
Weight: 133.5 lbs
Cost: $3,560
DX Penalty: -1 |
HarnMaster
| Cov |
B |
E |
P |
F |
| Ua, El |
13 |
21 |
13 |
7 |
| Fo, Fa |
6 |
10 |
6 |
2 |
| Ha, Ft |
5 |
9 |
4 |
5 |
| Th |
9 |
18 |
12 |
6 |
| Kn, Ca |
8 |
18 |
11 |
3 |
| Sh, Hp, Gr |
8 |
12 |
8 |
6 |
| Tx, Ab |
13 |
21 |
12 |
11 |
| Nk |
7 |
11 |
7 |
5 |
| Sk |
11 |
13 |
8 |
6 |
| Shield |
D4 |
Weight: 155 lbs
Price: 3,468d |
RuneQuest
| Loc |
A |
| 1-8 |
11 |
| 9-12 |
12 |
| 13-20 |
7 |
| Shield |
12 |
ENC: 16
Cost: 735 L |
Pendragon
Protection: 14
DEX: -10
Price: £10
HeroQuest
Armour: +5 |
15th Century
Pieces: Plate cuirass, fauld w. tappets, padded arming doublet w.
mail gussets, short mail skirt, cuisses, poleyns, full greaves, sabatons,
mitten gauntlets, full vambraces, couters, full rerebraces, full pauldrons,
full helm w. visor, bevor and gorget.
Protection
-
Arms: Plate over quilt (mail at inner edges of elbows and armpits)
-
Hands: Plate and leather
-
Legs: Plate over front surface of thighs, knees and encasing the shins
(plus additional plate over thighs)
-
Feet: Plate and leather
-
Torso: Plate over quilt (mail over genitals)
-
Head: Full helm over quilt
-
Shield: (None)
GURPS
| Loc |
PD |
DR |
| 3-4 |
4 |
8 |
| 5 |
4 |
7 |
| 6 |
4 |
7 |
| 7 |
4 |
6 |
| 8 |
4 |
7 |
| 9-11 |
4 |
7 |
| 12-14 |
4 |
7 |
| 15-16 |
3 |
4 |
| 17-18 |
4 |
7 |
Weight: 100 lbs
Cost: $5,595 |
HarnMaster
| Cov |
B |
E |
P |
F |
| Sh, Ua, El, La, Sh, Tx, Ab, Hp, Sk |
11 |
13 |
8 |
6 |
| Ha, Kn, Ca, Ft, Nk, Fa |
6 |
10 |
6 |
2 |
| Th |
12 |
20 |
12 |
4 |
| Gr |
8 |
18 |
11 |
3 |
Weight: 123.8 lbs
Price: 3,506d |
RuneQuest
| Loc |
A |
| 1-8 |
6 |
| 9-18 |
8 |
| 19-20 |
7 |
ENC: 11
Cost: 613 L |
Pendragon
Protection: 16
DEX: -10
Price: £20
HeroQuest
Armour: +5 |
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Last updated 18th December 2004 by Jamie 'Trotsky' Revell