OTHER MEDIEVAL ARMOUR


13th Century Crossbowman

Description: Light mail, with a few pieces of non-metallic reinforcement

Pieces: Sleeveless mail hauberk, short-sleeved gambeson, padded cuisses, wooden greaves, padded mail coif, open helm

Protection

GURPS
Loc PD DR
3-4 3 8
5 0 0
6 (3/6) 1 1
7 0 0
8 (3/6) 1 1
9-11 3 4
12-16 1 1
17-18 3 4
Shield 3 -

Weight: 55 lbs
Cost: $525

HarnMaster
Cov B E P F
Sh, Nk, Tx, Ab, Hp, Gr 8 11 8 6
El, Fo 1 1 1 1
Ha, Fa 0 0 0 0
Ua, Th, Kn 6 4 3 5
Ca 3 5 4 4
Ft 2 4 3 3
Sk 14 21 13 7
Shield D4

Weight: 50.3 lbs
Price: 994d

RuneQuest
Loc A
1-8 1
9-12 7
13-18 1
19-20 5
Shield 12

ENC: 6
Cost: 313 L
Silent: -20%

Pendragon

Protection: 10
DEX: -10
Price: £2

HeroQuest

Armour: +3


14th Century Light Infantry

Description: A light plate-mail and leather armour combination

Pieces: Short mail hauberk, short gambeson, coat-of-plates, cuirboilli rerebraces and gauntlets, reinforced cuirboilli vambraces, open helm

Protection

GURPS
Loc PD DR
3-4 3 5
5 0 0
6 3 7
7 2 3
8 3 7
9-11 3 8
12-14 0 0
15-16 1 1
17-18 3 8
Shield 3 -

Weight: 78.5 lbs
Cost: $971
DX Penalty: -1

HarnMaster
Cov B E P F
Ua, El 6 13 9 4
Fo 7 17 9 6
Ha 4 5 4 3
Th, Kn, Ca 1 1 1 1
Ft 2 4 3 3
Sh, Tx, Ab, Hp, Gr 12 20 11 10
Nk 7 11 7 5
Fa 0 0 0 0
Sk 7 11 7 3
Shield D4

Weight: 81.7 lbs
Price: 1,657d

RuneQuest
Loc A
1-8 0
9-12 11
13-18 8
19-20 4
Shield 12

ENC: 10
Cost: 425 L
Silent: -60%

Pendragon

Protection: 12
DEX: -10
Price: £6

HeroQuest

Armour: +4


12th-13th Century Light Infantry

Description: Very cheap armour

Pieces: Gambeson, pot helm.

Protection

GURPS
Loc PD DR
3-4 3 4
5 0 0
6 1 1
7 0 0
8-11 1 1
12-14 (3/6) 1 1
15-16 1 1
17-18 1 1
Shield 3 -

Weight: 18 lbs
Cost: $152

HarnMaster
Cov B E P F
Fo, El, Ua, Sh, Nk, Tx,
Ab, Hp, Gr, Th
5 3 2 4
Kn, Ca 1 1 1 1
Ft 2 4 3 3
Ha, Fa 0 0 0 0
Sk 6 10 6 2
Shield D4

Weight: 34.9 lbs
Price: 512d

RuneQuest
Loc A
1-8 0
9-18 2
19-20 4
Shield 12

ENC: 4
Cost: 95L
Silent: -0%

Pendragon

Protection: 4
DEX: -5
Price: 15d

HeroQuest

Armour: +2


9th-10th Century Viking

Description: A viking in a mail shirt

Pieces: Mail brynie, open helm.

Protection

GURPS
Loc PD DR
3-4 3 4
5 (1/6) 3 4
6 (3/6) 3 4
7 0 0
8 (3/6) 3 4
9-11 3 4
12-16 0 1
17-18 3 4
Shield 3 -

Weight: 58 lbs
Cost: $520

HarnMaster
Cov B E P F
Ua, Sh, Tx, An, Hp, Gr 3 9 6 2
El, La, Th, Kn, Ca 1 1 1 1
Ft 2 4 3 3
Fa, Ha 0 0 0 0
Sk 6 10 6 2
Shield D4

Weight: 29.8 lbs
Price: 588d

RuneQuest
Loc A
1-8 1
9-18 6
19-20 4
Shield 12

ENC: 5
Cost: 270L
Silent: -35%

Pendragon

Protection: 10
DEX: -10
Price: £2

HeroQuest

Armour: +3


11th-13th Century Eastern European

Description: Light scale armour

Pieces: Mail byrnie, lamellar cuirass, peaked helm w. aventail

Protection

GURPS
Loc PD DR
3-4 3 8
5 0 0
6 3 4
7 0 0
8 3 4
9-11 3 9
12-16 1 1
17-18 3 9
Shield 3 -

Weight: 86 lbs
Cost: $1025
DX Penalty: -1

HarnMaster
Cov B E P F
Ua, Hp, Gr, Nk 3 9 6 2
El, La, Th, Kn, Ca 1 1 1 1
Ft 2 4 3 3
Sh, Tx, Ab 8 18 10 7
Fa 0 0 0 0
Sk 7 11 7 3
Shield D4

Weight: 61.6 lbs
Price: 1332d

RuneQuest
Loc A
1-8 1
9-11 5
12 10
13-18 5
19-20 4
Shield 12

ENC: 10
Cost: 375L
Silent: -60%

Pendragon

Protection: 12
DEX: -10
Price: £6

HeroQuest

Armour: +4


14th-15th Century Eastern European

Description: Heavy, all-encasing, scale armour

Pieces: Mail hauberk, lamellar cuirass w. tassets, pauldrons, lamellar vambraces, mail mittens, mail trews, helm w. full aventail

Protection

GURPS
Loc PD DR
3-8 3 4
9-11 3 9
12-16 3 4
6-18 3 9
Shield 3 -

Weight: 109 lbs
Cost: $1510
DX Penalty: -1

HarnMaster
Cov B E P F
Ua, Th, Sh, Tx, Ab, Hp, Gr 8 18 10 7
El, La, Ca, Nk 3 9 6 2
Ha, Ft, Fa 2 8 5 1
Kn, Sk 6 10 6 2
Shield D4

Weight: 115 lbs
Price: 2713d

RuneQuest
Loc A
1-8 5
9-12 10
13-18 5
19-20 5
Shield 12

ENC: 11
Cost: 315L
Silent: -55%

Pendragon

Protection: 14
DEX: -10
Price: £10

HeroQuest

Armour: +5


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Last updated 30th October 2005 by Jamie 'Trotsky' Revell