Adding an armored kilt

[mbauers]

So, from looking at various threads, it seems that the +1 armor bonus from an armored kilt is added to the armor bonus of whatever armor the kilt is added to.

For example: Breastplate = +6 armor

Breastplate + armored kilt = +7 armor, and now it's heavy armor

Where is this stated? I don't see it in the description of the armored kilt itself, but I'd like to use this with one of my characters and am looking for some support of this in the rules.

Thanks!

[Reecy]

When you add an armored kilt to a suit of light armor, the set counts as medium armor. Likewise, a kilt and medium armor counts as heavy armor. Adding an armored kilt to heavy armor has no effect.

this is out of the Adventurer's armory book.

So yes it is a +1 Armor Bonus and raises the Armor Type by 1 step

So you are correct.

[mbauers]

But that's my point--it says it makes medium armor heavy armor, but it doesn't say you get to add the armor bonuses. I'm looking for where in the rules it says adding an armored kilt to a suit of armor increases the AC bonus by one.

[Reecy]

If you look at the Armor Table it actually Says +1

This like a shield the description specifically states that you add it to the armor. So you would look at it like a shield only it is an armor enhancer.

So effectively you could enchant the hell out of and it adds onto the armor... Based on the description.

It would fall under the Ultimate Combat Piece Mail Armor Rules I would think. If you needed a reference beyond it

[mbauers]

Thanks, I'll check those out. It has to be written somewhere, otherwise I'd put full plate over chainmail, you know?

[Drachasor]

Poorly written, seems to me.

[Broken]

hmm...
Mithral Armored Kilt? Should this still up the Armor type?

Mithral Breastplate and Mithral Kilt? Medium or Light?

[Bigdaddyjug]

Broken wrote:

hmm...

Mithral Armored Kilt? Should this still up the Armor type?

Mithral Breastplate and Mithral Kilt? Medium or Light?

Since a breastplate and an armored kilt would be heavy, and mithral only reduces the weight category by 1 step, I'd say it's medium.