Light armor

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

Post U14/MotU light armor types

Leather Armors

Basic Leather Armors
Name	Armor Bonus	Max Dex Bonus	Armor Check Penalty	Spell Failure	Absolute ML
Leather Armor	3	6	0	10%	1
Skirmish Leather	4	8	0	10%	4
Feycraft Armor	5	11	0	10%	10
Spiritcraft Leather	7	14	0	10%	16
Celestial Leather	9	18	0	10%	22

Chain Armors

Basic Chain Armors
Name	Armor Bonus	Max Dex Bonus	Armor Check Penalty	Spell Failure	Absolute ML
Chainmail Shirt	4	5	-2	15%	1
Skirmish Chainmail	5	7	-2	15%	4
Feycraft Chainmail	7	9	-2	15%	10
Spiritcraft Chainmail	9	11	-2	15%	16
Celestial Chainmail	12	13	-2	15%	22

Pre U14/MotU light armor types

The following lists the basic pre-U14/MotU light armor types in the game. (These are still in 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: Old Basic Light Armor
Name	Cost	Armor Bonus	Max Dex Bonus	Armor Check Penalty	Arcane Spell Failure Chance
Padded	5 gp	1	8	0	5%
Leather	10 gp	2	6	0	10%
Studded leather	25 gp	3	5	-1	15%
Chain shirt	100 gp	4	4	-2	20%