Heavy armor

Any of the armor listed on this page can be worn without incurring a non-proficiency penalty if a character has the Heavy Armor Proficiency feat.

Post U14/MotU heavy armor types

Half Plate Armors

Basic Half Plate Armors
Name	Armor Bonus	Max Dex Bonus	Armor Check Penalty	Spell Failure	Absolute ML
Half Plate	7	2	-6	30%	1
Battle Half Plate	10	3	-6	30%	4
Magecraft Half Plate	13	4	-6	30%	10
Mountain Half Plate	17	5	-6	30%	16
Planeforged Half Plate	21	6	-6	30%	22

Full Plate Armors

Basic Full Plate Armors
Name	Armor Bonus	Max Dex Bonus	Armor Check Penalty	Spell Failure	Absolute ML
Full Plate	8	1	-6	35%	1
Battle Plate	12	1	-6	35%	4
Magecraft Plate	16	1	-6	35%	10
Mountain Plate	20	1	-6	35%	16
Planeforged Plate	24	1	-6	35%	22

Pre U14/MotU heavy armor types

The following lists the basic pre-U14/MotU heavy armor types in the game. (These still exist in the game, but no longer drop. However, they do still appear in the reward list for some quest chains; see Sources of older armor types.)

Table: Basic Old Heavy Armors
Name	Cost	Armor Bonus	Max Dex Bonus	Armor Check Penalty	Arcane Spell Failure Chance	Weight
Splint mail	200 gp	6	0	-7	40%	45 lb.
Banded mail	250 gp	6	1	-6	35%	35 lb.
Half plate	600 gp	7	0	-7	40%	50 lb.
Full plate	1,500 gp	8	1	-6	35%	50 lb.