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Getting Into and Out of Armor Pieces

Source Ultimate Combat pg. 200
The time required to don an armor piece is based on its type and the area it protects; see Table 5–6. Don: This column tells how long it takes a character to put on the armor piece. (One minute is 10 rounds.) Don Hastily: This column tells how long it takes a character to put on the armor piece in a hurry. The armor check penalty and armor bonus for hastily donned armor are each 1 point worse than normal (minimum 0 in the case of armor bonus). Remove: This column tells how long it takes a character to remove the armor piece.

Table 5-6: Donning Armor Pieces

Armor Piece Type and Protective Area	Don	Don Hastily	Remove
Light arm armor piece	2 rounds	1 round	2 rounds¹
Light leg armor piece	3 rounds	2 rounds	2 rounds¹
Light torso armor piece	5 rounds	2 rounds	5 rounds¹
Medium arm armor piece	1 minute¹2 rounds	2 rounds	rounds¹
Medium leg armor piece	1 minute¹	3 rounds	2 rounds¹
Medium torso armor piece	1 minute¹	5 rounds	3 rounds¹
Heavy arm armor piece	1 minute²	1 minute¹	1 minute¹
Heavy leg armor piece	1 minute²	1 minute¹	1 minute¹
Heavy torso armor piece	2 minutes²	1 minute¹	2 minutes¹

1 If the character has some help, this time is halved. A single character doing nothing else can help one or two adjacent creatures. Two characters can't help each other don or remove armor pieces at the same time.
2 The wearer must have help to don this armor piece. Without help, it can only be donned hastily.

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Getting Into and Out of Armor Pieces

Table 5-6: Donning Armor Pieces