The main types of clothing and armour that a character can wear on his body are listed below. Body armour can cover a character's Chest, Abdomen, Groin, Arms, Hands and Legs. A full suit of clothing/body armour covers all of these areas of the body.
| Type
|
Cost | Weight | Protection Value | Equipment size | |
| (as %) | (average, kgs) | ||||
| Clothing - rags | 1 d | 2% | 1.5 kg | 0 | W/M |
| Clothing - plain robes | 4 d | 3% | 2.25 kg | 1 | W/M |
| Clothing - decorated | 1 s | 3% | 2.25 kg | 1 | W/M |
| Clothing - noble dress | 5 s | 4% | 3 kg | 1 | W/M |
| Heavy Clothing - plain | 1 s | 6% | 4.5 kg | 2 | W/M |
| Heavy Clothing - decorated | 3 s | 6% | 4.5 kg | 2 | W/M |
| Heavy Clothing - noble dress | 10 s | 8% | 6 kg | 2 | W/M |
| Leather armour | 3 s | 10% | 7.5 kg | 3 | W/L |
| Studded leather armour | 6 s | 15% | 11.25 kg | 4 | W/L |
| Light mail (chain) | 12 s | 20% | 15 kg | 6 | W/L |
| Heavy mail (scale) | 20 s | 30% | 22.5 kg | 8 | W/L |
| Partial Plate | 50 s | 40% | 30 kg | 10 | W/L |
| Full Plate | 200 s | 35% | 26.25 kg | 12 | W/L |
As well as full suits of armour, the referee may allow character's to mix-and-match different types of armour on different areas of the body.
Mail and plate armour are usually made from steel. They may be made from other materials, which affects their cost, weight and protection.
The different types of armour/clothing are described below:
Clothing: This is light or ordinary clothing, for example tunic or robes etc. Such clothing provides no protection, but on the other hand does not greatly restrict the wearer's movement. Clothing may be worn over any armour type up to heavy mail to conceal the armour underneath (or just for colour or added warmth). It may also represent a knight's surcoat worn over a suit of armour.
Heavy Clothing: This is thick or heavy clothing. Such clothing provides some protection, but slightly restricts the wearer's movements. Heavy Clothing can be man-made fabrics i.e. quilted or padded clothes; alternatively, a character wearing a coat of thick furs would count as wearing heavy clothing. This type of clothing is very popular in cold climes.
Leather armour: This is primarily non-metallic armour made principally from the tanned hides of animals (usually cattle). At the light end, a character could be wearing a soft leather jerkin, knee boots and light arm coverings. The leather in the armour can be cured and hardened (CuirBoilli).
Studded leather: This is leather armour studded with pieces of metal for added protection.
Light mail: This is light mailed armour of any type. Typically, this will be chain or ring mail, though it could be very light scale or lamellar mail.
Heavy mail: This is armour again made up principally of mail of some variety, but this time of a heavier and more complete variety. Typically, this will be scale or lamellar mail, though it could be very heavy chain or ring mail.
Partial plate: This is a full mail suit together with added plates of armour (e.g. cuirass/breastplate) on top for added protection. These plates are often above limb joints, for instance.
Full plate: This is the archetypal knight's armour, made from interlocking plates of armour. The plates often have very small patches of chain at flexible weak points e.g. undersides of elbows.