Japanese Dō-maru Armor (3.5e Equipment)

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Dō-maru Samurai Armor [Medium]

Maximum Dex Bonus: +3 Armor Check Penalty: −3 Arcane Spell Failure Chance: 25% Hardness: 8
Size	Cost		Armor Bonus	Weight	Hit Points
	Humanoid	Nonhumanoid
Fine	75 gp	150 gp	+2	3 lb.	1
Diminutive	75 gp	150 gp	+2	3 lb.	2
Tiny	75 gp	150 gp	+2	3 lb.	5
Small	150 gp	375 gp	+4	15 lb.	10
Medium	150 gp	375 gp	+4	30 lb.	20
Large	375 gp	750 gp	+4	60 lb.	40
Huge	750 gp	1,500 gp	+4	150 lb.	80
Gargantuan	1,500 gp	3,000 gp	+4	240 lb.	160
Colossal	3,000 gp	6,000 gp	+4	360 lb.	320
Speed Base 20 ft. 30 ft. 40 ft. 50 ft. 60 ft. 70 ft. 80 ft. 90 ft. 100 ft. Armored 15 ft. 20 ft. 30 ft. 35 ft. 40 ft. 50 ft. 55 ft. 60 ft. 70 ft.

Description/Notes

A standard suit of armor for samurai, generally infantry. It was the cheapest form of samurai armor to produce, and was lighter and more maneuverable. The suit contains a helmet, shoulder armor, chest armor, light back armor, an armored skirt that goes to the knee, thigh armor, shin guards, and wrist guards.

Enhancements

These are the prices for this item when made with specific materials or enhancements.

Dō-maru Samurai Armor Material Enhancements

Material	Cost1	Hardness	Hit Points	Special
Steel and leather	350 gp	8	20	—
Adamantine	10,050 gp	20	26	Grants wearer DR 2/—
Crystal, Deep	1,050 gp	10	20	No rusting
Crystal, Mundane	350 gp	8	16	No rusting
Dragonhide	n/a	n/a	n/a	—
Mithral	4,050 gp	15	20	Half weight, Treated as light armor, increased max Dex bonus (+2), reduced armor check penalty (3; min 0), reduced arcane spell failure chance (10%)
The given costs include the masterwork component. The armor check penalties for masterwork armor and shields are lessened by 1, except mithral. The armor check penalties for mithril armor and shields are reduced by 3.

Magical/Psionic Armor and Shield Enhancements

Bonus Value	Additional Cost	Hardness Increase1	Additional hp1
+1	+1,000 gp	+2	+10
+2	+4,000 gp	+4	+20
+3	+9,000 gp	+6	+30
+4	+16,000 gp	+8	+40
+5	+25,000 gp	+10	+50
+6	+36,000 gp2	+12	+60
+7	+49,000 gp2	+14	+70
+8	+64,000 gp2	+16	+80
+9	+81,000 gp2	+18	+90
+10	+100,000 gp2	+20	+100
+11 or more	+ bonus squared × 10,000 gp	+ enhancement bonus × 2	+ enhancement bonus × 10
Unlike the additional cost, the increase to the armor or shield's hardness and hit points are only gained from its enhancement bonus, not its special abilities. If the armor or shield has a magical bonus greater than +5 or a special ability worth more than +5, then it's epic. Multiply magic cost by 10.

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See Also

• Armor Qualities
• Magic Armor
• Japanese Katana (3.5e Equipment)
• Japanese Jintachi (3.5e Equipment)
• Japanese Yumi Bow (3.5e Equipment)
• Japanese Ō-yoroi Armor (3.5e Equipment)
• Wikipedia: Japanese Armor
• Wikipedia: Dō-maru

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