Armor (chain shirt), rare
You gain a +1 bonus to AC while you wear this armor. You are considered proficient with this armor even if you lack proficiency with medium armor.
Made of interlocking metal rings, a chain shirt is worn between layers of clothing or leather. This armor offers modest protection to the wearer's upper body and allows the sound of the rings rubbing against one another to be muffled by outer layers.
Notes: Bonus: Armor Class, Proficiency: Self, Combat, Warding







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Posted Jul 17, 2018Can spellcasters use it?
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Posted Jul 29, 2018Yes. Though not druids because it is metal.
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Posted Aug 22, 2018How much would this be in GP? I haven’t been able to find a price.
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Posted Oct 12, 2018Can you stack it with other armor (such as Plate Mail)?
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Posted Oct 13, 2018I am wondering the answer as well. But looking at some other discussions, it looks like this is considered chain armor +1 and with no proficiency requirement. It would be nice if my understanding is incorrect and it stacks!
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Posted Nov 24, 2018This is considered a +1 chain shirt (medium armor). Different types of armor don’t stack together.
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Posted Feb 26, 2019on this one i added a few other characteristics.
also add-the reason for "no proficiency need" is because the armor is so finely crafted in skill that it has no more encumbrance then clothing would have. It's mitheral material and that factor also adds the ability to cast arcane spells while wearing it. this makes this the ultimate armor for eldritch knights and wizards.
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Posted Apr 20, 2019Magical yes. Mitheral no. Gain proficiency through magic, yes. Gain proficiency through craftsmanship, no. It is a +1 magical item made by elf's.
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Posted May 13, 2019Really amazing!!
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Posted May 18, 2019You can cast spells in plate armor if you're proficient with it
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Posted Jul 2, 2019In my games, I have added another feature to this armor to make it slightly more desirable.
"An elf or half-elf can add 3, rather than 2, to their AC if they have a Dexterity of 16 or higher"
The thought being that a 16 Dexterity is not unreasonable for an elf, and they should be able to take advantage of their dexterity while wearing their racial armor.
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Posted Aug 10, 2019I guess you could take the Heavy Armor Feat with your ASI
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Posted Aug 23, 2019That is just giving them the medium armor master feat for free. The elves already get loads of stuff (darkvision, age slower, access to elven accuracy feat, extra skill) I don't think they need a free feat on top.
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Posted Aug 25, 2019Considering that they only get this armor if I give it to them, it would be in lieu of +1 armor, and they only get the "feat" benefit with this specific armor, it isn't as big a deal as you make it sound.
They will be upgrading to magical armor soon enough anyway.
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Posted Oct 24, 2019I usually rule it that some can add their full Sex bonus since its Elf made.
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Posted Oct 28, 2019like most armor no
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Posted Apr 6, 2020Can chain shirts be worn under regular armor?
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Posted Apr 19, 2020GnashLopper, no body armour stacks in 5e 👍
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Posted May 10, 2020It specifically says that it's usually worn between layers of cloth and leather though. I imagine mechanically it would still be the same, but that sounds like it can be worn with other armour.
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Posted May 24, 2020You could not. You can wear this armor as though you are proficient with it, but you are not unless you are proficient with chain shirts already.