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Scale Mail

[This content was created for the Pathfinder rules by Paizo Publishing LLC and is part of the Pathfinder RPG product line.]

Medium  armor
ArmorCostArmor/Shield
Bonus
Maximum
Dexterity Bonus
Armor
Check
Penalty
Arcane Spell Failure Chance
Speed
(30 ft.)
Speed (20 ft.)Weight.
1
Scale mail50 gp+5+3-425%20
ft.
15
ft.
30
lbs.

Scale mail is made up of dozens of small, overlapping metal plates. Similar to both splint mail and banded mail, scale mail has a flexible arrangement of scales in an attempt to avoid hindering the wearer’s mobility, but at the expense of omitting additional protective layers of armor. A suit of scale mail includes gauntlets.es gauntlets.

Scale Mail, Carolingian foot soldier (7th - 9th century) with armour and shield.
Carolingian foot soldier (7th – 9th century) with armour and shield.
Section 15: Copyright Notice – Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook
Pathfinder RPG Core Rulebook. Copyright 2009, Paizo Publishing, LLC; Author: Jason Bulmahn, based on material by Jonathan Tweet, Monte Cook, and Skip Williams.
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