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# Medium Armor
>**Medium Armor Proficiency :** Medium Armor provides a base AC of 14. An armor's passive is always active while it is equipped.
>[!recite|no-i]- <font color="#8555d5"><font size="+1">Faith</font></font>
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>>>[!recite|no-i]- <font color="#8555d5"><font size="+1">[Breastplate](Breastplate.md)</font></font>
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>>><center><font color="#8555d5">Passive :</font> The wearer reduces damage from Pierce weapons by an amount equal to half the total Burden of their armor. </center>
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>>><center><font color="#8555d5">Withstand :</font> The wearer may use this when they are dealt damage by a Pierce weapon. If they do they increase the passive of this armor to reduce damage equal to the full [[Burden]] of their armor.</center>
>>><center> (APC : 1) </center>
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>>><center><font color="#8555d5">Special :</font> None </center>
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>>>[!recite|no-i]- <font color="#8555d5"><font size="+1">[Chainmail](Chainmail.md)</font></font>
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>>><center><font color="#8555d5">Passive :</font> The wearer reduces damage from Cut weapons by an amount equal to half the total Burden of their armor. </center>
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>>><center><font color="#8555d5">Withstand :</font>The wearer may use this when they are dealt damage by a Cut weapon. If they do, they increase the passive of this armor to reduce damage equal to the full Burden of their armor.</center>
>>><center> (APC : 1) </center>
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>>><center><font color="#8555d5">Special :</font> None </center>
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>>>[!recite|no-i]- <font color="#8555d5"><font size="+1">[Cloaked Mail](Cloaked%20Mail.md)</font></font>
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>>><center><font color="#8555d5">Passive :</font> The wearer may add a bonus to their to Stealth, Survival and Perception checks equal to their current Mana pool. </center>
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>>><center><font color="#8555d5">Withstand :</font> The wearer may use this action whenever they would be targeted by, or in the area of, a hostile spell. The wearer attempts an opposed attribute test against the caster. The wearer uses their Vigor, the caster uses an attribute of their choice. If the wearer succeeds, they may either gain 1 point of Mana, or they may move their MR. If they spent both Mana and Adrenaline on this action, they may do both instead. </center>
>>><center> (APC : 1 / 1 Mana or / 1 Adrenaline) </center>
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>>><center><font color="#8555d5">Special :</font> None </center>
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>>>[!recite|no-i]- <font color="#8555d5"><font size="+1">[Court Plate](Court%20Plate.md)</font></font>
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>>><center><font color="#8555d5">Passive :</font> The wearer may add their Vigor to Persuasion, Deception or Intimidate checks. In addition, they may add a bonus equal to their Mana pool on Insight checks. </center>
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>>><center><font color="#8555d5">Withstand :</font> Whenever the wearer would be forced to move from an enemy effect, or afflicted with the Prone condition, they may use this action. If they do, they make an opposed Vigor check against the offending creature. If they succeed, they either reduce the Tier of Prone by an amount equal to their Vigor, or reduce the forced movement by an amount equal their Vigor times 5. </center>
>>><center> APC 1 </center>
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>>><center><font color="#8555d5">Special :</font> None </center>
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>>>[!recite|no-i]- <font color="#8555d5"><font size="+1">[Iron Cuirass](Iron%20Cuirass.md)</font></font>
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>>><center><font color="#8555d5">Passive :</font> The wearer may use their Authority, Competence or Presence instead of their Vigor to determine Burden. In addition, the wearer adds their Mana pool to the Shield Rating of Blocks. </center>
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>>><center><font color="#8555d5">Withstand :</font> The wearer can use this action whenever they would receive an affliction. They reduce the tiers of that affliction by I. If they spent both Mana and Courage, they reduce the tier by an amount equal to their Authority, Competence or Presence instead. </center>
>>><center> (APC : 1 / 1 Mana or / 1 Courage) </center>
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>>><center><font color="#8555d5">Special :</font> None </center>
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>>>[!recite|no-i]- <font color="#8555d5"><font size="+1">[Pelted Mail](Pelted%20Mail.md)</font></font>
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>>><center><font color="#8555d5">Passive :</font>The wearer deals additional damage on weapon attacks they make equal to the amount of action points they have spent on movement this round. This deals the same damage as the weapon. </center>
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>>><center><font color="#8555d5">Withstand :</font> The wearer may use this action whenever an enemy would move away from them. If they do, they move up to their MR towards the retreating enemy. This counts as an action point spent on movement. </center>
>>><center> (APC : 1) </center>
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>>><center><font color="#8555d5">Special :</font> None </center>
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>>>[!recite|no-i]- <font color="#8555d5"><font size="+1">[Plated Vest](Plated%20Vest.md)</font></font>
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>>><center><font color="#8555d5">Passive :</font> The wearer reduces damage from Impact weapons by an amount equal to half the total Burden of their armor. </center>
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>>><center><font color="#8555d5">Withstand :</font> The wearer may use this when they are dealt damage by an Impact weapon. If they do, they increase the passive of this armor to reduce damage equal to the full Burden of their armor. </center>
>>><center> APC 1 </center>
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>>><center><font color="#8555d5">Special :</font> None </center>
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>>>[!recite|no-i]- <font color="#8555d5"><font size="+1">[Rogue Lamellar](Rogue%20Lamellar.md)</font></font>
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>>><center><font color="#8555d5">Passive :</font> The wearer may add their Vigor to Initiative checks and Parry checks. </center>
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>>><center><font color="#8555d5">Withstand :</font> The wearer may use this action whenever they would be attacked by an enemy. If they do, the wearer moves up to their MR, and if they end their movement adjacent to that enemy, they may make an attack against that enemy with an equipped weapon. If both Courage and Adrenaline were spent on this ability, the wearer moves double their MR and reduces the APC of the triggered attack by 2. </center>
>>><center> (APC : 1 / 1 Courage or / 1 Adrenaline) </center>
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>>><center><font color="#8555d5">Special :</font> None </center>
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>>>[!recite|no-i]- <font color="#8555d5"><font size="+1">[Vagabond's Coat](Vagabond's%20Coat.md)</font></font>
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>>><center><font color="#8555d5">Passive :</font> The wearer chooses a passive from the Medium Armor list when this is first equipped. They gain that passive for this armor. Once chosen, that cannot be changed for this piece of armor. Another Vagabond's coat can be equipped and a different option chosen. </center>
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>>><center><font color="#8555d5">Withstand :</font> The wearer may use this when they are dealt damage by a Cut, Impact, or Pierce weapon. If they do, they reduce the damage from all of these damage types equal to half of their Vigor. This stacks only twice in a single round. </center>
>>><center> (APC : 1) </center>
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>>><center><font color="#8555d5">Special :</font> Only Vagabonds can wear this armor. </center>
>[!recite|no-i]- <font color="#8555d5"><font size="+1">Warrior</font></font>
>>[!Columns| 2 no-t n-th]
>>>[!recite|no-i]- <font color="#8555d5"><font size="+1">[Brigadine](Brigadine.md)</font></font>
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>>><center><font color="#8555d5">Passive :</font> The wearer reduces damage from Impact weapons by an amount equal to the total Burden of their armor. </center>
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>>><center><font color="#8555d5">Withstand :</font> Whenever the wearer would be dealt damage by an Impact weapon, or be forced to move, they may use this action. If they do, they gain resistance to the checks for being moved. They reduce the damage of the Impact source by an amount equal to their Vigor. If this reduces the damage of a melee impact weapon to 0, that weapon is disarmed from the attacker and drops onto the ground. (Unarmed is unaffected.) </center>
>>><center> (APC: 2) </center>
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>>><center><font color="#8555d5">Special :</font> None </center>
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>>>[!recite|no-i]- <font color="#8555d5"><font size="+1">[Field Plate](Field%20Plate.md)</font></font>
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>>><center><font color="#8555d5">Passive :</font>The wearer increases their Burden by 4. </center>
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>>><center><font color="#8555d5">Withstand :</font>The wearer can use this action whenever they would make a skill check. They add their Vigor to that skill check, even if they already add their Vigor to it. </center>
>>><center> APC: 1 </center>
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>>><center><font color="#8555d5">Special :</font> This armor cannot be worn with Heavy Armor. </center>
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>>>[!recite|no-i]- <font color="#8555d5"><font size="+1">[Gilded Mail](Gilded%20Mail.md)</font></font>
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>>><center><font color="#8555d5">Passive :</font> Whenever the wearer would gain a point of Mana, or would use a supernatural ability, they are granted 1 Courage. The wearer can only gain Courage this way once per round.</center>
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>>><center><font color="#8555d5">Withstand :</font> Whenever the wearer would be critically hit, they may use this action. If they do, they reduce the damage that attack would deal by an amount equal to their Mana Pool or Current Courage. If both Mana and Courage were used, these values are added together to determine the damage reduced. (These values are calculated before the costs are paid for the ability.) </center>
>>><center> (APC : 2 / 1 Mana and/or Courage) </center>
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>>><center><font color="#8555d5">Special :</font> None </center>
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>>>[!recite|no-i]- <font color="#8555d5"><font size="+1">[Ironhide Cloak](Ironhide%20Cloak.md)</font></font>
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>>><center><font color="#8555d5">Passive :</font> The wearer reduces the APC of drawing weapons by 1.</center>
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>>><center><font color="#8555d5">Withstand :</font>Whenever an enemy would enter the melee threat range of the wearer, they may use this action. If they do, they move equal to their MR. If they move away from the opponent, they gain a +1 to AC against that enemy. If they move toward or around that enemy, they gain a +1 to attack rolls against that enemy. These do not stack, and last until the end of the round. If the same enemy is the triggering source of these bonuses, the attack and AC bonus increase to +2. </center>
>>><center> (APC : 1) </center>
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>>><center><font color="#8555d5">Special :</font> None </center>
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>>>[!recite|no-i]- <font color="#8555d5"><font size="+1">[Raider Plate](Raider%20Plate.md)</font></font>
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>>><center><font color="#8555d5">Passive :</font> Whenever the wearer would be attacked while it is their turn, they gain a +1 to their AC until the end of their turn. This stacks with itself. </center>
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>>><center><font color="#8555d5">Withstand :</font>Whenever the wearer would make a check against falling, or would take fall damage, they may use this action. If they do, they gain resistance to the check and the fall damage. </center>
>>><center> (APC : 1) </center>
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>>><center><font color="#8555d5">Special :</font> None </center>
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>>>[!recite|no-i]- <font color="#8555d5"><font size="+1">[Ringmail](Ringmail.md)</font></font>
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>>><center><font color="#8555d5">Passive :</font> The wearer reduces damage from Pierce weapons by an amount equal to the total Burden of their armor. </center>
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>>><center><font color="#8555d5">Withstand :</font> Whenever the wearer would afflicted with Bleed, or attacked by a projectile weapon, they may activate this action. They reduce the Tier of the Bleed and the damage of the weapon by an amount equal to their Vigor. If this reduces the damage of the projectile to 0, the projectile is caught on the wearer's armor. This increases the damage reduction of this action against projectiles by 1 for the remainder of the combat. This stacks with itself, and fades at the end of combat. </center>
>>><center> (APC : 2) </center>
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>>><center><font color="#8555d5">Special :</font> None </center>
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>>>[!recite|no-i]- <font color="#8555d5"><font size="+1">[Scalemail](Scalemail.md)</font></font>
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>>><center><font color="#8555d5">Passive :</font> The wearer reduces damage from Cut weapons by an amount equal to the total Burden of their armor. </center>
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>>><center><font color="#8555d5">Withstand :</font> Whenever the wearer is within the area of an hostile cone effect or breath weapon, the wearer may use this action. If they do, they may use the damage reduction of this armor's passive on that damage, and they move their MR towards the source of the effect. If they reduce the damage of the effect on them to 0 this way, they may add the reduced damage to their MR for moving towards the source of the effect. </center>
>>><center> (APC : 2) </center>
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>>><center><font color="#8555d5">Special :</font> None </center>
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>>>[!recite|no-i]- <font color="#8555d5"><font size="+1">[Shaman Cuirass](Shaman%20Cuirass.md)</font></font>
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>>><center><font color="#8555d5">Passive :</font> Whenever the wearer would gain a point of Mana, they gain a +1 to attack rolls with melee weapons, +1 to AC against melee weapons, and +1 to damage with melee weapons. These effects do not stack. </center>
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>>><center><font color="#8555d5">Withstand :</font>The wearer may use this action whenever they would use the Channel action. If they do, they reduce damage from all sources by an amount equal to their Mana Pool. This effect lasts until the end of the round, and does not stack with itself.</center>
>>><center> APC: 1 </center>
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>>><center><font color="#8555d5">Special :</font> You must have the Channel Core Action. </center>
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>>>[!recite|no-i]- <font color="#8555d5"><font size="+1">[Slayer’s Mail](Slayer’s%20Mail.md)</font></font>
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>>><center><font color="#8555d5">Passive :</font> Whenever the wearer would Wound/Shatter or critically hit an enemy, they gain a +1 AC for the remainder of the round. This stacks with itself. </center>
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>>><center><font color="#8555d5">Withstand :</font> The wearer may use this action at the start of their turn. If they do, they reduce their AC by an amount equal to their Presence or Prowess. They add a bonus to melee damage rolls equal to the amount of AC reduced this way. These effects last until the end of the round, and do not stack with themselves. </center>
>>><center> (APC : 1) </center>
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>>><center><font color="#8555d5">Special :</font> None </center>