Heavy Hoplite Armour

Heroes of Fantasy

Author August Hahn, Tim Hitchcock, Joseph Miller, Ian Sturrock, John Thompson, Paul Tucker & Patrick Younts

Series Power Classes

Publisher Mongoose Publishing

Publish date 2005

Medium armor
Armor	Cost	Armor/Shield Bonus	Maximum Dexterity Bonus	Armor Check	Penalty Arcane Spell Failure Chance	Speed (30 ft.)	Speed (20 ft.)	Weight. 1
Heavy hoplite armour*	300 gp	+5	+3	-3	25%	20 ft.	15 ft.	30 lb.

As light hoplite armour, except that the protection is improved by more layers of linen and as follows. The vulnerable stomach and lower back areas are reinforced with an array of overlapping bronze scales. The right arm’s vambrace is made of thicker, boiled leather, and a second greave is added to protect the left lower leg.

Inevitably this version of hoplite armour sacrifices some mobility and handiness for increased armour, but it is still quite light and very cool. Unfortunately the scales are noisy and bright, making stealth far more difficult than in the lighter version of the armour. Like light hoplite armour, heavy hoplite armour is designed to be used with a shield. If the wearer does not use a heavy shield or tower shield with it, the armour bonus of heavy hoplite armour is temporarily reduced to +4.