I was messing around, and decided to make a Paladin of Shelyn based off of a miniature I found on the internet.
Well, in the picture (Won't/can't link because of NSFW content on the site) the miniature is what I would describe as half-plate in Pathfinder terms.
Much to my chagrin.
Half-plate: 600 gp +8 +0 –7 40% 50 lbs.
For what reason does HALF a suit of plate armor weigh as much as a full suit of plate? Why is it actually LESS wieldly to wear than a full suit?
'But Lithdoran' you might cry 'It is patched with chainmail!'
And? if we divide full-plate's weight by 2, we get 25, if we divide a chainmail's weight by 2, we get 20. Adding them together, we get 45. Still 5 lbs LESS than a full plate suit.
Not to mention the fact that chain is fairly fluid.
What I propose:
Half-plate: Same cost +6 +2 -6 Spell Failure 30%, 40lbs
This leaves us with +8 as our effective armor bonus, and makes Half-Plate WORTH using.(Maybe we could up the cost to like 750gp)
Thoughts?