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tool and resource at their disposal to protect themselves
from the perils of the Underdeep.
Aboleth hide
Aboleth hide is the preferred armour of the aquatic drow,
not only because of its superb properties as armour, but
because it is made from the flensed skin of their most hated
enemy, the aboleth. The aquatic drow alone possess the
specific alchemical knowledge of how to flay and prepare
the aboleth skin to create this exceptional armour, a secret
few other races are terribly interested in knowing because of
the one tremendous drawback to aboleth hide. The armour
must be kept wet at all times and if removed from water (or
other suitable liquid) for as much as an hour, it will begin
Drow Armour
Max Armour Arcane
Armour Dex Check Spell Speed Speed Weight
Armour
Light Armour
Cost Bonus Bonus Penalty Failure 30 ft. 20 ft.
Aboleth hide 500 gp* +6** +5 0 10% 30 ft. 20 ft. 15 lb.
Boneforged
studded leather
100 gp +3 +5 0 10% 30 ft. 20 ft. 20 lb.
Ceramic studded
leather
20 gp +3 +5 -1 12% 30 ft. 20 ft. 16 lb.
Morgoshe hide
Medium Armour
250 gp +4 +4 -2 20% 30 ft. 20 ft. 15 lb.
Boneforged
breastplate
300 gp +5 +3 -4 25% 30 ft. 20 ft. 20 lb.
Ceramic
breastplate
150 gp +5 +3 -4 20% 30 ft. 20 ft. 25 lb.
Spidersilk
armour
300 gp +5 +5 -4 30% 25 ft. 15 ft. 30 lb.
Worm armour
Heavy armour
5,000 gp* +9 +3 -3 30% 25 ft. 15 ft. 30 lb.
Boneforged halfplate
1,000 gp +7 +0 -7 40% 20 ft. 15 ft. 35 lb.
Boneforged full
plate
2,500 gp +8 +1 -6 35% 20 ft. 15 ft. 35 lb.
Ceramic banded
mail
225 gp +6 +1 -6 30% 20 ft. 15 ft. 30 lb.
Ceramic full
plate
1,400 gp +8 +1 -6 35% 20 ft. 15 ft. 40 lb.
Lorgreln cold
armour
2,500 gp +6 +0 -6 75% 20 ft. 15 ft. 60 lb.
* These armours are not made available for purchase by the race that constructs them. The listed price indicates the average price
for purchasing such a set from another party. Games Masters should feel free to deny Player Characters the option to purchase these
armours.
** This armour retains its bonus only so long as it remains wet.
to irreversibly degrade. Within one day, the armour will
become useless, as thin and brittle as paper.
Morgoshe hide
Aquatic drow who cannot have aboleth hide turn instead to
morgoshe hide, a slightly less effective armour made from
the skin of a slightly less hated foe. Unlike aboleth hide,
however, this armour will not degrade when it dries out,
making it an attractive purchase for land-bound creatures.
Lorgreln cold armour
Though the iron drow have few wizards among their
number, the alchemical skills of the race have led to the