Might and Magic VIII: items: Armor

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Alvarian Leather
Slot
Armor
Item Kind
Armor
Value (Gold)
1150
Armor Bonus
4
Bonus Value
20

Leather armor sets of this quality are of the finest produced by the Alvarian Armorers' Guild. The stalt-alloy edged panels are virtually inpenetrable; their clever interlockings give the wearer excellent freedom of movement.

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Banded Plate Items
Banded Plate
Slot
Armor
Item Kind
Armor
Value (Gold)
1400
Armor Bonus
20
Bonus Value
8

Bands of steel cover the mid-torso of this chain and plate chest armor. While lighter and simpler to construct than continuously formed plate, this armor offers less protection than heavier plate.

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Caravaner's Leather
Slot
Armor
Item Kind
Armor
Value (Gold)
450
Armor Bonus
4
Bonus Value
6

This is the type of armor worn most often by those guarding Alverian merchant caravans. A hardened and internally braced breastplate covers an undersuit of tough but supple hide, offering the wearer full body protection with a minimal hampering of movement.

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Dark Knight Plate
Slot
Armor
Item Kind
Armor
Value (Gold)
2700
Armor Bonus
20
Bonus Value
30

Though lined with felt and red velvet, and decorated with enamel and gilding, this armor is no showpiece. The siertal-alloy plates are light, but tough enough that they must have been worked with tools with erudine working faces.

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Dragoning Plate
Slot
Armor
Item Kind
Armor
Value (Gold)
3500
Armor Bonus
20
Bonus Value
38

The technique for making plate armor of erudine sheets is not known on Jadame. In fact, it is only produced by the master armorer, Derrick Goreth of Erathia who spent a lifetime constructing his famed White Light Forgeworks.

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Erudine Chainmail
Slot
Armor
Item Kind
Armor
Value (Gold)
1800
Armor Bonus
8
Bonus Value
28

Another master product of the Alvarian Armorers' Guild, this hybrid suit of plate and mail is made of siertal-alloy finished erudine with an attention to craftsmanship worthy of the precious materials.

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Glomenmail Items
Glomenmail
Slot
Armor
Item Kind
Armor
Value (Gold)
20000
Armor Bonus
8
Bonus Value
40

(+10 to all statistics, +10 to all resistances, Dark Elf) Dark and Light Elven dealings have been peaceable, if uneasy, for centuries. Before that there was nothing but war. Few suits of this Dark Elven war armor have survived the ravages of time. Those that have are understandably, coveted.

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Hardened Leather Vest
Slot
Armor
Item Kind
Armor
Value (Gold)
250
Armor Bonus
4
Bonus Value
2

This item of leather armor has been hardened to offer increased protection. It is comfortable and light though offers little coverage.

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Last Stage Cuirass
Slot
Armor
Item Kind
Armor
Value (Gold)
30000
Armor Bonus
4
Bonus Value
15

(Personality +80, Intellect +70, -30 Mind and Spirit resistances) The final stage of degeneration from their human form leaves a Lich completely soulless and thus immune to certain magics. Such liches often curse their personal items with vulnerabilities to these magics to dissuade others from using them.

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Leather Jerkin
Slot
Armor
Item Kind
Armor
Value (Gold)
150
Armor Bonus
4
Bonus Value
0

This armor of thick, supple leather studded with brass offers minimal protection against blows.

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Minotaur Chainmail
Slot
Armor
Item Kind
Armor
Value (Gold)
900
Armor Bonus
8
Bonus Value
10

Of a design originally created by the Minotaurs for their Vori campaigns, this type of chainmail, with its good coverage and fine construction, has proven popular among other races. Now the armorsmiths of Bathazar Lair construct it in sizes for any with ready gold to spend.

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Minotaur Plate
Slot
Armor
Item Kind
Armor
Value (Gold)
2000
Armor Bonus
20
Bonus Value
18

An example of the work produced by the Minotaur armorers of Balthazar Lair, this plate armor provides excellent mid-section protection. The arms are left free in the Minotaur-style.

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Regnan Leather
Slot
Armor
Item Kind
Armor
Value (Gold)
750
Armor Bonus
4
Bonus Value
12

Though seemingly too thin to offer solid protection, this armor of Regnan design holds a subtle enchantment which makes the leather nearly steel tough. Additionally, a secret process makes the suit resistant to salt water corrosion.

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Rusty Breastplate
Slot
Armor
Item Kind
Armor
Value (Gold)
1000
Armor Bonus
20
Bonus Value
0

This piece of plate armor salvaged from a larger suit is so corroded it is a question whether it is equipment for a warrior or junk for the scrap man.

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Rusty Mail Vest
Slot
Armor
Item Kind
Armor
Value (Gold)
400
Armor Bonus
8
Bonus Value
0

This corroded ring mail vest has seen better days. It has been field repaired in many places and even has a large patch of thinner mail salvaged from a piece of chain cowl.

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Serendine's Preservation
Slot
Armor
Item Kind
Armor
Value (Gold)
20000
Armor Bonus
4
Bonus Value
30

(Regenerates Spell Points, Endurance +30) A mage known as much for frailty of body as for magical prowess, Serendine of Freehaven built this armor to make the most of his strengths and the least of his weaknesses.

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Siertal Chainmail
Slot
Armor
Item Kind
Armor
Value (Gold)
1300
Armor Bonus
8
Bonus Value
18

The Alvarian Dark Elves guard their siertal-alloy formula carefully. Chainmail made from this metal is both light and capable of turning the hardest blades.

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Steel Chainmail
Slot
Armor
Item Kind
Armor
Value (Gold)
600
Armor Bonus
8
Bonus Value
4

Constructed of strong steel this is the type of armor worn by the rank and file foot soldiers of many armies.

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Supreme Plate
Slot
Armor
Item Kind
Armor
Value (Gold)
20000
Armor Bonus
20
Bonus Value
50

(Swift, +15 Speed, +15 Accuracy, Knight) Each grandmaster of the Blackshire Armorers' Guild creates a masterpiece suit of plate as proof of his right to hold his station. It is not unusual for a guild member to spend ten to twenty years in the creation of one of these suits.

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