<p style="margin: 16px 0px; line-height: normal"><span style="margin: 0px; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt">Archaic armors arecompletely outclassed by the high-tech weaponry common on the Frontier. Usually the only situations where such armors might be encountered would be ceremonial occasions (worn by royal guardsmen for a state parade) or in entertainment facilities (worn by actors, historical reenactors, etc.). <a name="_ftnref1" href="http://www.starfrontiers.us/#_ftn1" title="_ftnref1"><span style="margin: 0px"><span style="margin: 0px; color: #000000; font-size: 16px"><span style="margin: 0px"><span style="margin: 0px"><span style="margin: 0px; color: #000000; line-height: 18.66px; font-size: 16px">[1]</span></span></span></span></span></a></span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 8px; line-height: normal"><span style="margin: 0px; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt">However, archaic armor have been encountered on various low-tech planets such as Volturnus and Starmist by explorers. In survival situations, a few simpler types can be fashioned by trained Environmental specialists.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 8px"><strong><span style="margin: 0px; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt">Effects. </span></strong><span style="margin: 0px; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt">Archaic armors will reduce damage from melee and archaic missile weapons by half and trim all other inertial damage by one-forth. The types available include fur hides/light leather, studded leather, chain/scale/ring mail, brigandine/splint/platemail, and full plate.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 8px"><strong><span style="margin: 0px; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt">Costs</span></strong><span style="margin: 0px; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt">. The price in parentheses represents the cost on Frontier worlds to buy these armors from specialty craftsmen; they are not widely available, must be specially ordered by the buyer and are priced accordingly.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 8px"><strong><span style="margin: 0px; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt">Furs, Hides and Light Leather Armor. </span></strong><span style="margin: 0px; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt">Type: Archaic Inertia. Points of Defense: 5. Mass: 5 kilograms. Cost: 20-50 Credits. Note: Hide, leather or plant fiber armor may be made by Environmentalists using the "Making Tools / Weapons" subskill if the right materials (wood,l eather, etc.) can be found.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 8px; line-height: normal"><strong><span style="margin: 0px; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt">Leather and Studded Leather.</span></strong><span style="margin: 0px; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt"> Type: Archaic Inertia. Points of Defense: 10. Mass: 8 kilograms. Cost: (25-100 Credits).</span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 8px; line-height: normal"><strong><span style="margin: 0px; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt">Chain, Scale and Ring Mail.</span></strong><span style="margin: 0px; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt"> Type: Archaic Inertia. Points of Defense: 15. Mass: 15 kilograms. Cost: (200-600 Credits). Note, this type of armor makes the wearer more vulnerable to electrical attacks, +25 percent damage/effect.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 8px; line-height: normal"><strong><span style="margin: 0px; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt">Brigandine, Splint and Platemail.</span></strong><span style="margin: 0px; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt"> Type: Archaic Inertia. Points of Defense: 20. Mass: 20 kilograms. Cost: (500-1,000 Credits). Note, this type of armor makes the wearer more vulnerable to electrical attacks, +50 percent damage/effect.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 8px; line-height: normal"><strong><span style="margin: 0px; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt">Full Plate Armor.</span></strong><span style="margin: 0px; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt"> Type: Archaic Inertia. Points of Defense: 25. Mass: 25 kilograms. Cost: (2,000+ Credits). Note, this type of armor makes the wearer more vulnerable to electrical attacks, +50 percent damage/effect.</span></p><div><br /><hr /><div id="ftn1"><p style="margin: 0px"><a name="_ftn1" href="http://www.starfrontiers.us/#_ftnref1" title="_ftn1"><span style="margin: 0px"><span style="margin: 0px; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt"><span style="margin: 0px"><span style="margin: 0px"><span style="margin: 0px; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt"><font color="#0066cc">[1]</font></span></span></span></span></span></a><span style="margin: 0px; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt"> Campbell, Andy. “Variant Armor Types in Star Frontiers</span><span style="margin: 0px; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><font size="2">™</font></span><span style="margin: 0px; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt">,” Star Frontiersman, issue 22, pp. 51-52.</span></p></div></div>