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
-
Arms: Quilt to the elbow only
-
Hands: (None)
-
Legs: Quilt to the knee, plaited willow over calves (plus mail and
quilt skirts over thighs)
-
Feet: Leather
-
Torso: Mail over quilt
-
Head: Open helm over mail and quilt
-
Shield: Wood and leather heater shield
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
-
Arms: Mail throughout, with cuirboilli over upper arms and elbows,
brigandine over lower arms
-
Hands: Cuirboilli and leather gauntlets
-
Legs: Cloth
-
Feet: Leather
-
Torso: Brigandine over mail over quilt
-
Head: Open helm
-
Shield: Wooden and leather oval shield
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
-
Arms: Quilt
-
Hands: (None)
-
Legs: Quilt skirts to the knees
-
Feet: Leather
-
Torso: Quilt
-
Head: Open helm
-
Shield: Wooden oval shield
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
-
Arms: Mail over upper arms only.
-
Hands: (None).
-
Legs: Heavy cloth only.
-
Feet: Leather.
-
Torso: Mail over woollen shirt.
-
Head: Open helm w. nasal.
-
Shield: Wooden target shield.
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
-
Arms: Mail over upper arms, cloth below
-
Hands: (None)
-
Legs: Cloth only
-
Feet: Leather shoes
-
Torso: Lamellar over chain
-
Head: Open helm
-
Shield: Wood and leather roundshield
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
-
Arms: Mail, w. lamellar over upper arms
-
Hands: Mail
-
Legs: Mail
-
Feet: Mail
-
Torso: Lamellar over mail
-
Head: Helm and mail, including mail over the face
-
Shield: Wood and leather heater shield
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