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Source Ultimate Combat pg. 202
Heavier leg armor pieces slow down their wearers and provide higher armor check penalties, but are less restrictive to spellcasters than heavier arm armor pieces.

Table 5-8: Leg Armor Pieces

						Speed
Armor Type	Cost	Armor Bonus	Maximum Dex Bonus	Armor Check Penalty	Arcane Spell Failure Chance	30 ft.	20 ft.	Weight¹
Light Armor
Leather	3 gp	+0	+6	0	0%	30 ft.	20 ft.	3 lbs.
Padded	1 gp	+0	+8	0	0%	30 ft.	20 ft.	3 lbs.
Quilted cloth	25 gp	+0	+8	0	5%	30 ft.	20 ft.	3 lbs.
Lamellar, leather	15 gp	+1	+2	-1	10%	30 ft.	20 ft.	10 lbs.
Studded leather	5 gp	+1	+5	0	10%	30 ft.	20 ft.	3 lbs.
Wooden	5 gp	+1	+3	-1	5%	30 ft.	20 ft.	7 lbs.
Medium Armor
Chain	25 gp	+0	+2	-2	15%	30 ft.	20 ft.	10 lbs.
Hide	3 gp	+1	+4	-2	10%	30 ft.	20 ft.	7 lbs.
Kikko	10 gp	+1	+3	-1	10%	20 ft.	15 ft.	5 lbs.
Lamellar, horn	25 gp	+1	+3	-2	10%	20 ft.	15 ft.	5 lbs.
Lamellar, steel	25 gp	+1	+3	-2	15%	30 ft.	20 ft.	5 lbs.
Mountain pattern	50 gp	+1	+3	-2	15%	20 ft.	15 ft.	10 lbs.
Scale	10 gp	+1	+3	-2	15%	30 ft.	20 ft.	10 lbs.
Heavy Armor
Banded	50 gp	+1	+1	-3	15%	20 ft.²	15 ft.²	10 lbs.
Kusari gusoku	100 gp	+1	+1	-3	20%	20 ft.²	15 ft.²	10 lbs.
Lamellar, iron	50 gp	+1	+1	-4	20%	20 ft.²	15 ft.²	10 lbs.
Plate	925 gp	+1	+1	-3	20%	20 ft.²	15 ft.²	10 lbs.
Splint	50 gp	+1	+0	-4	20%	20 ft.²	15 ft.²	15 lbs.
Tatami-do	150 gp	+1	+3	-3	15%	20 ft.²	15 ft.²	5 lbs.
O-yoroi	300 gp	+1	+2	-3	20%	20 ft.²	15 ft.²	5 lbs.

1 Weight figures are for armor pieces sized to fit Medium characters. Armor pieces fitted for Small characters weigh half as much, and armor pieces fitted for Large characters weigh twice as much.
2 When running while wearing this armor piece, you move at only triple your speed, not quadruple.

Banded Leg Armor Piece: These overlapping strips of metal on leather usually take the form of leggings or a skirt.

Chain Leg Armor Piece: A chain leg piece takes the form of a long skirt made of chainmail that is further protected by steel greaves, or individual leggings of tighter-fitting chain reinforced by padding, steel kneeplates, and leather straps.

Hide Leg Armor Piece: This armor piece consists of leggings or a skirt made of the tanned and preserved skin of a thick-skinned beast.

Horn Lamellar Leg Armor Piece: These leggings are constructed of a number of horn plates laced together in parallel rows and reinforced with leather. Sometimes they take the form of a skirt made of such material. When in skirt form, the legs are further protected by leather greaves reinforced by horn.

Iron Lamellar Leg Armor Piece: These leggings are constructed of a number of iron plates laced together in parallel rows and reinforced with chainmail. Sometimes they take the form of a skirt. The legs are further protected by leather greaves reinforced with iron.

Kikko Leg Armor Piece: This leg armor piece is usually constructed of a leather skirt reinforced by hexagonal plates made from iron, and the legs are further protected by leather greaves reinforced with steel. Some versions of this leg armor piece consist of individual leather leggings reinforced by hexagonal plates.

Kusari Gusoku Leg Armor Piece: This armor piece is constructed of light lamellar thigh guards and quilted cloth or leather leggings.

Leather Lamellar Leg Armor Piece: This leg armor piece is constructed of a number of discrete hard-boiled leather plates laced together in parallel rows. They can take the form of a skirt or leggings.

Leather Leg Armor Piece: This armor piece consists of leggings or a skirt constructed of hard-boiled leather carefully sewn together.

Mountain Pattern Leg Armor Piece: The protection of this leg armor piece usually takes the form of a long skirt constructed of many interlocking pieces of steel riveted onto cloth, along with heavy cloth or leather greaves reinforced with steel plates. Some versions are made into individual leggings.

O-Yoroi Leg Armor Piece: This armor piece consists of steel lamellar thigh guards and leggings made of metal reinforced with leather and cloth.

Padded Leg Armor Piece: This armor piece consists of leggings or a skirt made of heavy or quilted cloth.

Plate Leg Armor Piece: A plate leg armor piece is composed of faulds, tassets, cuisses, poleyns, and greaves along with bits of chainmail and padded armor for extra support and protection.

Quilted Cloth Leg Armor Piece: These are leggings made of heavy quilted cloth. When worn alone, or with only other quilted cloth pieces, you gain DR 3/— against ranged piercing weapons.

Scale Leg Armor Piece: Typically a scale leg piece is a skirt of overlapping metal plates and leather greaves reinforced with steel plates. Some suits feature long leggings of overlapping metal plates instead.

Splint Leg Armor Piece: These thigh guards and leggings are constructed of metal strips and chainmail.

Steel Lamellar Leg Armor Piece: This armor piece consists of thigh guards and leggings or a skirt constructed of steel plates laced together in parallel rows.

Studded Leather Leg Armor Piece: These leggings are constructed of hard-boiled leather carefully sewn together and reinforced with metal studs.

Tatami-Do Leg Armor Piece: This armor piece is constructed of light lamellar thigh guards and leggings.

Wooden Leg Armor Piece: This armor piece consists of a pair of leggings or a skirt constructed of fire-treated wood sewn over leather.

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