Kilted Breastplate

[Aristophanes]

Kilted Breastplate
Flexible
Source War of Immortals pg. 146
Price 3 gp; AC Bonus +2; Dex Cap +3; Check Penalty -1; Speed Penalty —
Strength +1; Bulk 1; Category Light; Group Plate
This armor consists of a chest plate, typically made out of bronze or other water-resistant alloys, strapped to the body with a leather harness and featuring a skirt of leather pleats reinforced with metal studs to protect the upper legs.
Traits
Flexible:
The armor is pliable and doesn’t hinder most actions. You don’t apply its check penalty to Acrobatics or Athletics checks.

Is there a better armor for a character with proficiency in light and medium armor with +3 dex and +0 str?

[NorrKnekten]

Don't think so, Its the highest AC bonus available with that Dex Cap.

its functionally a Chain Shirt without the Noisy. Maybe the armor specialization would be relevant but for a character only proficient in light and medium I don't think you get that.

[Squark]

In practice what it amounts to is either

A) saving 2 GP on a chain shirt. If you don't have +1 strength both will penalize your stealth and thievery checks.
B) Higher HP and hardness compared to the similarly priced studded leather, which is very rarely relevant.

Armor specialization doesn't apply to light armor, so a adding a new armor group to lighr armor doesn't actually make a differencedifference.

In practice, it is slightly underpriced, but it's not game breaking. It mostly lets dex-based characters go for a different aesthetic.

[YuriP]

Honestly this armor looks broken for me. It has the same price of a Studded Leather Armor but with the benefit of
Flexible without any downsides.

This basically turns 2 armors (Studded Leather Armor and Chain Shirt) useless.

[NorrKnekten]

It honestly sounds like it was meant to have another trait to couple with this. Like the Armor Latches Adjustment which otherwise isnt available to the Chain Shirt. Much like Buckle armor.

[Aristophanes]

Squark wrote:

In practice what it amounts to is either

A) saving 2 GP on a chain shirt. If you don't have +1 strength both will penalize your stealth and thievery checks.
B) Higher HP and hardness compared to the similarly priced studded leather, which is very rarely relevant.

Armor specialization doesn't apply to light armor, so a adding a new armor group to lighr armor doesn't actually make a differencedifference.

In practice, it is slightly underpriced, but it's not game breaking. It mostly lets dex-based characters go for a different aesthetic.

Ah, I didn't consider that. So, not great for low str Rogues and Rangers.

But still worth while for my -1 Str Gnome Thaumaturge.