Thursday, March 22, 2018

Padded Armor

A light armor that consists of a padded cloth hauberk (also gambeson, arming doublet or jacket, aketon) and padded trousers, or chausses, that are worn together to provide a +1 armor class adjustment (lowers armor class by 1 point). The fabric is woven together through a technique called "quilting," in which two or more layers of fabric are sewn together to make a thick, impenetrable padded material, able to slow and minimalize the blows of weapons to the body or the legs.

Padded armor is worn under most other armors in order to minimalize chafing of the skin by ring, scale, chain and other mails. Noted on equipment tables as a "hauberk" and "chausses," these pieces must be purchased separately as they are not included in the prices of most armors.

Padded armor does not need to be purchased when used with leather armor or studded leather armor. Only the chausses are necessary when wearing ring mail.

See Armor List

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