Special Material - Chitin?

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I'm trying to find out of WOTC has published any rules for armour made out
of Chitin? and if so if anyone can point me towards the product it has
appeared in?

Cheers.

 

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"Nathan Thompson" <valdorn@spamhome.com.au> wrote in message
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> I'm trying to find out of WOTC has published any rules for armour made out
> of Chitin? and if so if anyone can point me towards the product it has
> appeared in?
>
> Cheers.
>
Races of Faerun has rules for chitin armor (pg. 157). Dragon magazine issue
319 (pp. 42-43) (the one with plenty of Dark Sun stuff) has also rules. And
just for the record, the rules do not match. Faerun version is Medium armor
and Dragon version is Heavy armor.

Jan

 

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Jan Korpelainen wrote:

> "Nathan Thompson" <valdorn@spamhome.com.au> wrote in message
> news:4285b338$0$8119$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au...
>
>>I'm trying to find out of WOTC has published any rules for armour made out
>>of Chitin? and if so if anyone can point me towards the product it has
>>appeared in?
>>
>>Cheers.
>>
>
> Races of Faerun has rules for chitin armor (pg. 157). Dragon magazine issue
> 319 (pp. 42-43) (the one with plenty of Dark Sun stuff) has also rules. And
> just for the record, the rules do not match. Faerun version is Medium armor
> and Dragon version is Heavy armor.

What about chitlin armor? It's Mmm-mmm good!

- Ron ^*^

 

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Jan Korpelainen wrote:
> "Nathan Thompson" <valdorn@spamhome.com.au> wrote in message
> news:4285b338$0$8119$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au...
>> I'm trying to find out of WOTC has published any rules for armour
>> made out of Chitin? and if so if anyone can point me towards the
>> product it has appeared in?
>>
>> Cheers.
>>
> Races of Faerun has rules for chitin armor (pg. 157). Dragon magazine
> issue 319 (pp. 42-43) (the one with plenty of Dark Sun stuff) has
> also rules. And just for the record, the rules do not match. Faerun
> version is Medium armor and Dragon version is Heavy armor.

And Races of Eberron introduces a couple of armour variants made from
monstrous-scorpion chitin. Chitin Armour is light, and roughly equivalent to
leather armour. Scorpion breastplate is medium, and provides similar
protection to a chain shirt.

--
Mark.

 

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Nathan Thompson wrote:
> I'm trying to find out of WOTC has published any rules for armour
made out
> of Chitin? and if so if anyone can point me towards the product it
has
> appeared in?
>
> Cheers.

The adventure module Return to the Temple of Elemental Evil has it.
Here's the description:

Chitin Armor
------------
This special nonmagical armor is made from the organic hides of
monstrous beasts like giant beetles. Because it is organic, it is easy
to move within it. It has all the properties of masterwork breastplat,
half-plate or full plate armor (as appropriate), plus it raises the
maximum Dex bonus of the armor type by +1. The secrets to making this
armor are known only to troglodyte craftspeople.

Caster Level: n/a; Prerequisites: None; Market Price: 500 gp
(breastplate), 900 gp (half-plate), 1,800 gp (full plate). Weight: as
normal armor.

Laszlo