| Armor | Armor type | Armor class | Maximum Dex bonus | Armor check penalty |
Arcane spell failure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clothing | Cloth | 0 | Infinite | 0 | 0% |
| Padded armor | Light | 1 | 8 | 0 | 5% |
| Leather armor | Light | 2 | 6 | 0 | 10% |
| Studded leather armor | Light | 3 | 5 | -1 | 15% |
| Hide armor | Medium | 3 | 5 | -3 | 20% |
| Chain shirt | Light | 4 | 4 | -2 | 20% |
| Scale mail | Medium | 5 | 3 | -4 | 25% |
| Breastplate | Medium | 5 | 3 | -4 | 25% |
| Chainmail | Medium | 6 | 2 | -5 | 30% |
| Splint mail | Heavy | 7 | 1 | -7 | 40% |
| Banded mail | Heavy | 7 | 1 | -6 | 35% |
| Half-plate | Heavy | 8 | 0 | -7 | 40% |
| Full plate | Heavy | 8 | 1 | -6 | 35% |