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Ring Mail

Heavy armor: AC 14 flat. [[compendium:skill:Stealth]] disadvantage. No STR requirement. Weakest heavy armor — usually outperformed by medium armor.

Ring Mail (Heavy)

Ring mail is leather armor with heavy metal rings sewn into it, providing basic heavy armor protection.

Stats:

  • AC: 14
  • Stealth: Disadvantage
  • STR Requirement: None
  • Weight: 40 lb
  • Cost: 30 gp
  • Category: Heavy armor

Don/doff time: 10 minutes to don, 5 minutes to doff.

Assessment: Ring mail is the cheapest and weakest heavy armor. At AC 14, it provides the same AC as a chain shirt (AC 15 with +2 DEX) but without the Dexterity bonus and with stealth disadvantage. There is almost no scenario where ring mail is optimal — a character with DEX 12 or higher gets better AC from medium armor. Ring mail exists mainly as a low-cost option for characters with very low Dexterity who lack access to better armor.