Body armor is armor worn on the body. The two most valued varieties are the mithril-coat in the early game and dragon scale mail until the Ascension. Neither of these can be corroded or otherwise damaged, and they provide an excellent AC reduction for their weight. The only problem with the mithril-coat is that it impedes spell casting.
| Name | Cost | Weight | AC | Material | Effect | MC | Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suits | |||||||
| leather jacket | 10 | 30 | 1 | leather | -- | ||
| leather armor | 5 | 150 | 2 | leather | -- | ||
| orcish ring mail | 80 | 250 | 2 | iron | 1 | crude ring mail | |
| studded leather armor | 15 | 200 | 3 | leather | 1 | -- | |
| ring mail | 100 | 250 | 3 | iron | -- | ||
| scale mail | 45 | 250 | 4 | iron | -- | ||
| orcish chain mail | 75 | 300 | 4 | iron | 1 | crude chain mail | |
| chain mail | 75 | 300 | 5 | iron | 1 | -- | |
| elven mithril coat | 240 | 150 | 5 | mithril | 3 | -- | |
| splint mail | 80 | 400 | 6 | iron | 1 | -- | |
| banded mail | 90 | 350 | 6 | iron | -- | ||
| dwarvish mithril coat | 240 | 150 | 6 | mithril | 3 | -- | |
| bronze plate mail | 400 | 450 | 6 | bronze | -- | ||
| plate mail (tanko) | 600 | 450 | 7 | iron | 2 | -- | |
| crystal plate mail | 820 | 450 | 7 | glass | 2 | -- | |
| Dragon Suits | |||||||
| dragon scales | 500 | 40 | 3 | dragon | Resist% | -- | |
| dragon scale mail | 900 | 40 | 9 | dragon | Resist% | -- | |
Dragon scale mail[]
The single most valued item of body armor is dragon scale mail. For 40 weight, it reduces your AC by 9, provides a useful extrinsic property (depending on the color of dragon it came from), and does not corrode or impede spellcasting. The two most coveted varieties of dragon scale mail are gray, which provides magic resistance, and silver, which gives reflection.