Banded mail was a type of heavy armor used on Toril.
Description[]
This type of mail was covered in overlapping metal bands, which were sewn to a backing of chain mail and leather armor. The bands covered the most vulnerable areas, whilst the backing protected the joints and provided freedom of movement. Buckles and straps were added to balance the weight of the mail. A pair of gauntlets were attached to such mail.[4]
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Appearances[]
Adventures
Into the Forgotten Realms • Desert of Desolation • Under Illefarn • Ruins of Adventure • Polyhedron #97, "Your Tax Dollars at Work" • Four from Cormyr
Novels & Short Stories
Video Games
Pool of Radiance series (Pool of Radiance • Curse of the Azure Bonds • Secret of the Silver Blades • Pools of Darkness) • Eye of the Beholder • Eye of the Beholder II: The Legend of Darkmoon • Gateway to the Savage Frontier • Neverwinter Nights (AOL) • Treasures of the Savage Frontier • Eye of the Beholder III: Assault on Myth Drannor • Menzoberranzan
Organized Play & Licensed Adventures
References[]
- ↑ Gary Gygax (1978). Players Handbook 1st edition. (TSR, Inc.), p. 35. ISBN 0-9356-9601-6.
- ↑ Jonathan Tweet, Monte Cook, Skip Williams (July 2003). Player's Handbook v.3.5. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 104. ISBN 0-7869-2886-7.
- ↑ Jeremy Crawford, Stephen Schubert, et al. (September 2011). Mordenkainen's Magnificent Emporium. Edited by Cal Moore, Tanis O'Connor. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 8. ISBN 978-0-7869-5744-6.
- ↑ Jonathan Tweet, Monte Cook, Skip Williams (July 2003). Player's Handbook v.3.5. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 105. ISBN 0-7869-2886-7.
Connections[]
Light Armor
Brigandine • Padded • Leather • Studded leather • Chain shirt
Mud armor • Chitine web • Shark skin armor • Shark skin and coral armor • Chameleon leather • Spidersilk • Nightscale
Medium Armor
Hide • Scale mail • Chainmail • Breastplate
Thunderhide armor • Chitin armor
Heavy Armor
Ring mail • Splint mail • Banded mail • Half-plate • Full plate
Brigandine • Padded • Leather • Studded leather • Chain shirt
Mud armor • Chitine web • Shark skin armor • Shark skin and coral armor • Chameleon leather • Spidersilk • Nightscale
Medium Armor
Hide • Scale mail • Chainmail • Breastplate
Thunderhide armor • Chitin armor
Heavy Armor
Ring mail • Splint mail • Banded mail • Half-plate • Full plate