Armor

Armor affects various stats, predominantly defense. It affects the stat itself, not the modifier, except in the case of substats. Armor also comes in layers. You may not equip two armor pieces of the same layer in the same spot. These layers are indicated in parentheses next to the armor set or piece’s name.
Armor Pieces:

• Helm/Helmet
• Mask
• Hood/Coif
• Tunic/Haubergeon
• Chestplate/Cuirass/Breastplate
• Leggings/
• Greaves/Boots
• Gloves/Mittens
• Gauntlets/Vambraces/Bracers
• Tasset
• Cloak/Robe

Plague Doctor: Available as starting equipment.
Leather: Available as starting equipment.
Hardened Leather:
Blood Leather: Hardened leather armor lined with runes to give it magical protection.
Ranger Armor: Armor commonly worn by rangers. You won’t find it in just any shop.
Flame Cloth Armor: A full set gives resistance to fire damage.
Common Mail: Available as starting equipment.
Silver Mail:
Gambeson:
Brigandine: Can be nicely colored to match an aesthetic. Speak with your GR for any color-based vantages, such as camouflage or neon.
Common Plate:
Silver Plate:
Fulgar Plate: A set of plate armor originating from Fulgari. It is lined with leather for insulation, and mail ensures all potions of the plate remain grounded. A full set grants immunity to lightning damage.
Prismir Plate: A full set grants high resistance to magical damage, and prevents the user from regenerating energy. Chestplate and leggings gives minor resistance to magical damage.
Valkanite Plate: A full set grants high resistance to shadow damage. Chestplate and leggings give minor resistance to shadow damage.
Infernite Plate: A set of plate armor made of infernite, it absorbs heat to such an extreme that it can protect its wearer from fire, but will deal freezing damage if worn without protection. For every piece of armor worn without leather or gambeson beneath it, you take 1 freezing damage per round of combat. A full set gives immunity to fire damage. Chestplate and leggings give major resistance to fire damage.
Starmail: Mail forged of astralium
Venrain Armor:
Archer’s Gloves: +1 Def, +2 Finesse when using a bow
True-Sight Helm (Gemforged): A metal helmet, with a seemingly opaque crystal visor encrusted in runes.
Spring-Heeled Boots (Gemforged): Allows for jumping extreme heights and distances.
Punch Gauntlet (Gemforged): Accelerates your fist via magic, increasing damage dealt by unarmed strikes.
Thorn Bracers (Legendary): Each one is unique. A bracer of sharp thaumic thorns woven together, each thorn protruding into the wearer’s flesh. They augment the wearer, and severely injure them if removed. Requires the wearer to have blood.