Armour & Shields

Light Armour

These are the light armours of Skyrim. They can be any material but start at a baseline of leather, iron and steel in material. Starting equipment will always be leather/iron unless specified in the class or background description.


Those armours marked with a metal ingot as materials will require Smith's tools to create. Those marked with leather (discounting leather strips) as materials will require Leatherworker's tools. Baseline armour will require proficency with one or the other tool to create, depending on the armour. If the armour requires both tools, the bonuses from proficency in ethier tool can still be added to the roll when crafting, however not both.


Those amours marked with a metal ingot other than iron as materials will always require proficency with Smith's tools to create. Armours that use materials other than leather, iron and steel in thier creation will also require special features to create in addition to proficency with Smith's tools.


Certain armours carry resistance, certain amours grant the wearer Temporary Hit Points (THP) when they are donned. These temporary hit points will last until the armour is doffed or until they are expended, at which point the armour will be damaged, no longer providing the THP and require 10 minutes of tempering to restore the affect. This can be achieved with the both the tools needed to create said armour and 1 of the principal materials needed to create it (not leather strips). Unlike crafting, tempering never requires proficency to attempt and you will always succeed if you would be proficient in crafting the relevent armour. Tempering can also be performed with the mending cantrip, at a rate of 1 THP per 10 minutes of mending, up to the armours max THP.

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Armour	Armour Class (AC)	Strength Req	Stealth	Resistance	Temporary Hit Points (THP)	Weight	Cost	Materials
Fur	11 + Dex modifier (max 3)	-	Disadvantage	Frost	-	8 lb	5 gp	3 animal hide
Hide	11 + Dex modifier (max 3)	-	-	-	-	10 lb	5 gp	2 animal hide
Leather	12 + Dex modifier (max 3)	-	-	-	-	10 lb	10 gp	2 leather, 1 leather strip
Elven Chain Shirt	12 + Dex modifier (max 4)	-	-	Slashing	-	5 lb	125 gp	2 refined moonstone chain, 1 refined moonstone, 1 leather strip
Chain Shirt	13 + Dex modifier (max 2)	-	Disadvantage	Slashing	-	20 lb	50 gp	2 steel chain, 1 steel ingot, 1 leather strip
Dwemer Chain Shirt	13 + Dex modifier (max 2)	-	Disadvantage	Slashing	5	30 lb	100 gp	2 dwemer chain, 1 dwemer ingot, 1 leather strip
Orcish Chain Shirt	13 + Dex modifier (max 2)	-	Disadvantage	Slashing	10	35 lb	150 gp	2 orichalcum chain, 1 orichalcum ingot, 1 leather strip
Ebony Chain Shirt	14 + Dex modifier (max 2)	-	Disadvantage	Slashing	15	40 lb	250 gp	2 ebony chain, 1 ebony ingot, 1 leather strip
Studded	13 + Dex modifier (max 2)	-	-	-	-	12 lb	25 gp	2 leather, 1 iron ingot, 1 leather strip
Elven	13 + Dex modifier (max 4)	-	-	-	-	10 lb	100 gp	2 refined moonstone, 1 leather strip
Elven Guilded	14 + Dex modifier (max 4)	-	-	-	-	15 lb	250 gp	2 refined moonstone, 1 quicksilver ingot, 1 leather strip
Scaled	14 + Dex modifier (max 2)	-	Disadvantage	-	5	45 lb	50 gp	2 leather, 1 steel ingot, 1 leather strip
Dwemer Scaled	14 + Dex modifier (max 2)	-	Disadvantage	-	10	50 lb	100 gp	2 leather, 1 dwemer ingot, 1 leather strip
Orcish Scaled	15 + Dex modifier (max 2)	Str 13	Disadvantage	-	15	55 lb	200 gp	2 leather, 1 orichalcum ingot, 1 leather strip
Ebony Scaled	15 + Dex modifier (max 2)	Str 15	Disadvantage	-	20	60 lb	300 gp	2 leather, 1 ebony ingot, 1 leather strip
Iron Breastplate	14 + Dex modifier (max 2)	-	-	-	-	30 lb	75 gp	2 iron ingot, 1 leather strip
Steel Breastplate	14 + Dex modifier (max 2)	-	-	Bludgeoning	-	30 lb	100 gp	2 steel ingot, 1 leather strip
Dwemer Breastplate	14 + Dex modifier (max 2)	-	-	Bludgeoning	10	35 lb	150 gp	2 dwemer ingot, 1 leather strip
Orcish Breastplate	15 + Dex modifier (max 2)	-	-	Bludgeoning	15	40 lb	200 gp	2 orichalcum ingot, 1 leather strip
Ebony Breastplate	15 + Dex modifier (max 2)	-	-	Bludgeoning	20	45 lb	300 gp	2 ebony ingot, 1 leather strip
Iron Halfplate	15 + Dex modifier (max 2)	-	Disadvantage	-	-	45 lb	100 gp	3 iron ingot, 2 leather strip
Steel Halfplate	15 + Dex modifier (max 2)	-	Disadvantage	Piercing	-	45 lb	150 gp	3 steel ingot, 2 leather strip
Dwemer Halfplate	15 + Dex modifier (max 2)	-	Disadvantage	Piercing	10	50 lb	250 gp	3 dwemer ingot, 2 leather strip
Orcish Halfplate	16 + Dex modifier (max 2)	Str 13	Disadvantage	Piercing	15	55 lb	350 gp	3 orichalcum ingot, 2 leather strip
Ebony Halfplate	16 + Dex modifier (max 2)	Str 15	Disadvantage	Piercing	20	60 lb	450 gp	3 ebony ingot, 2 leather strip
Glass	15 + Dex modifier (max 4)	-	-	Frost	20	20 lb	500 gp	2 refined malachite, 1 leather strip
Stalhrim	16 + Dex modifier (max 4)	-	-	Frost	25	25 lb	750 gp	2 stalhrim, 2 quicksilver ingot, 1 leather strip
Dragonscale	17 + Dex modifier (max 3)	-	-	Elemental	30	45 lb	900 gp	2 dragon scale, 2 leather, 1 leather strip

Heavy Armour

These are the heavy armours of Skyrim. They can be any material but start at a baseline of iron in material. Starting equipment will always be iron unless specified in the class or background description.


These armours will require Smith's tools to create, those amours marked with a metal ingot other than iron as materials will always require proficency with Smith's tools to create. Armours that use materials other than leather, iron and steel in thier creation will also require special features to create in addition to proficency with Smith's tools.


Certain armours carry resistance, certain amours grant the wearer Temporary Hit Points (THP) when they are donned. These temporary hit points will last until the armour is doffed or until they are expended, at which point the armour will be damaged, no longer providing the THP and require 10 minutes of tempering to restore the effect. This can be achieved with the both the tools needed to create said armour and 1 of the principal materials needed to create it (not leather strips). Unlike crafting, tempering never requires proficency to attempt and you will always succeed if you would be proficient in crafting the relevent armour. Tempering can also be performed with the mending cantrip, at a rate of 1 THP per 10 minutes of mending, up to the armours max THP.

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Armour	Armour Class (AC)	Strength Req	Stealth	Resistance	Temporary Hit Points (THP)	Weight	Cost	Materials
Iron Ringmail	14	-	Disadvantage	-	-	40 lb	30 gp	3 iron chain, 1 iron ingot
Steel Ringmail	15	-	Disadvantage	Bludgeoning	-	40 lb	100 gp	3 steel chain, 1 steel ingot
Dwemer Ringmail	15	-	Disadvantage	Bludgeoning	10	45 lb	150 gp	3 dwemer chain, 1 dwemer ingot
Orcish Ringmail	16	-	Disadvantage	Bludgeoning	15	50 lb	200 gp	3 orichalcum chain, 1 orichalcum ingot
Ebony Ringmail	16	Str 13	Disadvantage	Bludgeoning	20	55 lb	300 gp	3 ebony chain, 1 ebony ingot
Daedric Ringmail	17	Str 14	Disadvantage	Bludgeoning, Fire	30	55 lb	500 gp	1 daedra heart, 3 ebony chain, 1 ebony ingot
Dragon Scalemail	18	Str 14	Disadvantage	Bludgeoning, Elemental	40	60 lb	800 gp	1 dragonscale, 3 ebony chain, 1 ebony ingot
Iron Chainmail	16	Str 13	Disadvantage	-	-	55 lb	75 gp	4 iron chain, 2 iron ingot
Steel Chainmail	16	Str 13	Disadvantage	Slashing	-	55 lb	100 gp	4 steel chain, 2 steel ingot
Dwemer Chainmail	16	Str 14	Disadvantage	Slashing	10	60 lb	150 gp	4 dwemer chain, 2 dwemer ingot
Orcish Chainmail	17	Str 15	Disadvantage	Slashing	15	65 lb	200 gp	4 orichalcum chain, 2 orichalcum ingot
Ebony Chainmail	17	Str 16	Disadvantage	Slashing	20	70 lb	300 gp	4 ebony chain, 2 ebony ingot
Daedric Chainmail	18	Str 16	Disadvantage	Slashing, Fire	30	70 lb	500 gp	1 daedra heart, 4 ebony chain, 2 ebony ingot
Dragonbone Mail	19	Str 17	Disadvantage	Slashing, Elemental	40	75 lb	800 gp	1 dragonbone, 4 ebony chain, 2 ebony ingot
Iron	17	Str 15	Disadvantage	-	-	60 lb	200 gp	4 iron ingot, 2 leather strip
Steel	17	Str 15	Disadvantage	-	10	60 lb	250 gp	4 steel ingot, 2 leather strip
Dwemer	17	Str 15	Disadvantage	-	15	65 lb	300 gp	4 dwemer ingot, 2 leather strip
Orcish	18	Str 16	Disadvantage	-	20	70 lb	350 gp	4 orichalcum ingot, 2 leather strip
Ebony	18	Str 17	Disadvantage	-	30	75 lb	450 gp	4 ebony ingot, 2 leather strip
Daedric	19	Str 17	Disadvantage	Fire	40	75 lb	650 gp	1 daedra heart, 1 ebony ingot, 2 leather strip
Dragonbone	20	Str 18	Disadvantage	Elemental	50	80 lb	1000 gp	1 dragonbone, 1 ebony ingot, 2 leather strip
Iron Plate	18	Str 15	Disadvantage	-	-	65 lb	400 gp	6 iron ingot, 3 leather strip
Steel Plate	18	Str 15	Disadvantage	Piercing	-	65 lb	450 gp	6 steel ingot, 3 leather strip
Dwemer Plate	18	Str 16	Disadvantage	Piercing	10	70 lb	500 gp	6 dwemer ingot, 3 leather strip
Orcish Plate	19	Str 17	Disadvantage	Piercing	15	75 lb	600 gp	6 orichalcum ingot, 3 leather strip
Ebony Plate	19	Str 18	Disadvantage	Piercing	25	80 lb	800 gp	6 ebony ingot, 3 leather strip
Daedric Plate	20	Str 18	Disadvantage	Piercing, Fire	35	80 lb	1000 gp	1 daedra heart, 6 ebony ingot, 3 leather strip
Dragonbone Plate	20	Str 19	Disadvantage	Piercing, Elemental	45	85 lb	1200 gp	1 dragonbone, 6 ebony ingot, 3 leather strip

Shields

These are the shields of Skyrim. They can be any material but start at a baseline of wood, leather and iron in material. Starting equipment will always be wood/leather/iron unless specified in the class or background description.


Those shields marked with a metal ingot as materials will require Smith's tools to create. Those marked with leather (discounting leather strips) as materials will require Leatherworker's tools. Those marked with firewood as materials will require Woodcarver's tools. Simple wood/leather/iron shields do not require proficency with ethier tool to create. If the shield requires multiple tools, the bonuses from proficency in any required tool can still be added to the roll when crafting, however not multiple.


Those shields marked with a metal ingot other than iron as materials will always require proficency with Smith's tools to create. Shields that use materials other than leather, iron and steel in thier creation will also require special features to create in addition to proficency with Smith's tools.


Certain shields carry resistance, when donned these resistances can stack with other resistances your character may have to become invulnerabilites. However certain shields also carry disadvantage to stealth, when donned this disadvantage can stack with any other stealth disadvantages your character may have to become an incapability of stealth.

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Shield	Armour Class (AC)	Strength Req	Stealth	Resistance	Weight	Cost	Materials
Wooden	+1	-	-	-	12 lb	5 gp	4 firewood, 2 leather strip
Hide	+1	-	-	-	6 lb	5 gp	4 leather, 2 leather strip
Iron	+1	Str 12	Disadvantage	Piercing	25 lb	10 gp	4 iron ingot, 2 leather strip
Banded Iron	+2	Str 13	Disadvantage	-	30 lb	20 gp	4 firewood, 2 iron ingot, 2 leather strip
Steel	+2	Str 13	Disadvantage	Piercing	30 lb	40 gp	4 steel ingot, 2 leather strip
Elven	+1	-	-	Piercing	10 lb	100 gp	4 refined moonstone, 2 leather strip
Dwemer	+2	Str 15	Disadvantage	Piercing , Slashing	35 lb	100 gp	4 dwemer ingot, 2 leather strip
Elven Guilded	+2	-	-	Piercing	10 lb	150 gp	4 refined moonstone, 1 quicksilver ingot, 2 leather strip
Orcish	+2	Str 16	Disadvantage	Piercing, Slashing, Bludgeoning	40 lb	150 gp	4 orichalcum ingot, 2 leather strip
Glass	+2	-	-	Piercing, Frost	15 lb	300 gp	4 refined malachite, 2 leather strip
Ebony	+3	Str 17	Disadvantage	Piercing, Slashing, Bludgeoning	45 lb	300 gp	4 ebony ingot, 2 leather strip
Stalhrim	+3	-	-	Piercing, Frost	20 lb	350 gp	1 stalhrim, 4 quicksilver ingot, 2 leather strip
Daedric	+3	Str 17	Disadvantage	Piercing, Slashing, Bludgeoning, Fire	45 lb	400 gp	1 daedra heart, 4 ebony ingot, 2 leather strip
Dragonplate	+4	-	-	Piercing, Elemental	15 lb	600 gp	1 dragonscale, 4 leather, 2 leather strip
Dragonbone	+4	Str 18	Disadvantage	Piercing, Slashing, Bludgeoning, Elemental	50 lb	800 gp	1 dragonbone, 4 ebony ingot, 2 leather strip