Do-Maru

Shan Dao Medium Armor

Cost: 200 gp
Weight: 30 lbs.
Armor Bonus: +5
Maximum Dex Bonus: +4
Armor Check Penalty: -4
Arcane Spell Failure Chance: 25%
Speed:: 20 ft./15 ft.


The lightest of armors typically favored by samurai, do-maru wraps around the wearer’s body like a short armored coat. It consists primarily of lamellar and lacks a solid breastplate or sleeves, leaving the shoulders and upper body somewhat exposed, but permitting the wearer greater flexibility than do the majority of heavier armors.