Splint Mail is a medium weight body armor which is an upgrade over Chain Mail in all respects except for its AC vs slashing damage. Weapon and general stores carry splint mail for around 89-120
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Description[]
| “ | Splint Mail is a variant of banded mail in which the metal strips are applied vertically to the backing of chain, leather, or cloth rather than horizontally as in banded mail. Since the human body does not swivel in mid-torso as much as it flexes back to front, splint mail is more restrictive in battle. | ” |
Properties[]
Splint mail provides a base armor class of 4, with bonuses of -2 AC vs crushing damage and -1 AC vs piercing and missile damage. Requires a minimum strength of 8 to equipEE only.
Splint mail provides the best protection for fighters, rangers, paladins, and clerics at the start of the game. Having both the same weight and strength requirementsEE only as Chain Mail, splint mail gives better protection against crushing, piercing, and missile damage, though provides 1 less AC against slashing attacks.
Acquisition[]
Sold by[]
Found in[]
- Sarcophagus found at (2025, 1525) at the eastern end of Kressalack's Tomb, level 1
Dropped by[]
- Goblin Elite in the southeast corner of Easthaven (1 of 4 possible random treasures)
External links[]
- Splint Mail article on the Baldur's Gate Wiki, a wiki for the Baldur's Gate games.
- Splint mail article on the Forgotten Realms Wiki, a wiki for the Dungeons & Dragons campaign setting Forgotten Realms