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{{flavour|A light leather suit reinforced with a covering of metal rings. It is protective in combat, but slightly uncomfortable due to the added weight.}}
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'''Ring mail''' is a body [[armour]] one step heavier than [[leather armour]].  
 
'''Ring mail''' is a body [[armour]] one step heavier than [[leather armour]].  
  
 
==Desirability==
 
==Desirability==
 
 
It is generally not that useful, although its interference with spellcasting is small enough that some light users may prefer it. Even so, there are usually better options unless one finds a ring mail, artefact or otherwise, which grants a needed resistance. Ring mail does have the advantage that it can be made [[corrosion]]-proof through enchantment, although this alone is not usually a reason to choose it over a leather armour and an [[amulet of resist corrosion]].
 
It is generally not that useful, although its interference with spellcasting is small enough that some light users may prefer it. Even so, there are usually better options unless one finds a ring mail, artefact or otherwise, which grants a needed resistance. Ring mail does have the advantage that it can be made [[corrosion]]-proof through enchantment, although this alone is not usually a reason to choose it over a leather armour and an [[amulet of resist corrosion]].
  
 
==Trivia==
 
==Trivia==
 
 
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ring_mail Ring mail] is an item of armour whose historical existence is somewhat doubtful.  It seems more likely that it is a Victorian misinterpretation of contemporary depictions of chain mail or scale mail, or that the rings were merely items of decoration.
 
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ring_mail Ring mail] is an item of armour whose historical existence is somewhat doubtful.  It seems more likely that it is a Victorian misinterpretation of contemporary depictions of chain mail or scale mail, or that the rings were merely items of decoration.
  
 
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Revision as of 19:31, 6 May 2014

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Name Ring mail
Size to wear Small, Medium
Armour Class 5
Encumbrance rating -7
Maximum Enchantment +5
Grants nothing
Time to Wear 5


A light leather suit reinforced with a covering of metal rings. It is protective in combat, but slightly uncomfortable due to the added weight.

Ring mail is a body armour one step heavier than leather armour.

Desirability

It is generally not that useful, although its interference with spellcasting is small enough that some light users may prefer it. Even so, there are usually better options unless one finds a ring mail, artefact or otherwise, which grants a needed resistance. Ring mail does have the advantage that it can be made corrosion-proof through enchantment, although this alone is not usually a reason to choose it over a leather armour and an amulet of resist corrosion.

Trivia

Ring mail is an item of armour whose historical existence is somewhat doubtful. It seems more likely that it is a Victorian misinterpretation of contemporary depictions of chain mail or scale mail, or that the rings were merely items of decoration.

Image
Mundane Ring mail1.png
Magical Ring mail2.png
Artefact Ring mail3.png
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