The Quintessential Barbarian
The Quintessential Barbarian cover
| Author | Robert Schwalb |
| Series | Quintessential Series |
| Publisher | Mongoose Publishing |
| Publish date | 2003 |
| Pages | 128 |
| ISBN | 1-903980-92-5 |
| OGL Section 15 | qbbn |
The material below is considered Open Game Content
Peerless Armour
Peerless armour is to masterwork armour as peerless weapons are to those of the masterwork variety. These armours fill the gap left in games with low or no magical presence. Master armoursmiths may craft such armour just as those of masterwork quality. Armour of this quality reduces the armour check penalty of a given armour by 2 and increases the armour bonus by +1. Bonuses derived from magical enhancements do not stack with bonuses accrued via peerless armour. If peerless armour receives a +1 enchantment, the suit functionally confers a +1 bonus to the armour bonus, not +2. The cost for enchanting the armour is ΒΌ lower. Any armour may be manufactured as peerless armour. It costs 500 gp in addition to the base price of the masterwork armour. Hence, a peerless suit of studded leather costs 675 gp; 25 gp for the longsword + 150 gp for masterwork + 500 gp for peerless. An enchanted +1 peerless suit of studded leather armour has a list cost of 2,175 gp.
Creating Peerless Armour: To craft peerless armour, you must first create the peerless component in addition to the base armour and masterwork component (see SRD for details on the creating masterwork items). The peerless component has its own price (500 gp) and a DC 30 to complete. Once the standard component, the masterwork component and the peerless component are completed, the armour is finished. (Note: The price you pay for the peerless component is one-third of the given amount, just as it is for the price in raw materials.)
