ARMOR & ENCUMBRANCE in Kos

Because armor in Kos appears in so many types and combinations, it would be a futile effort to attempt to categorize them all.  Instead, armor is as follows:

Common Garb: +0

Traveler's Garb: +1

Thick Garb: +2

War Harness: +3, movement rate decreases by 1

Heavy Harness: +4, movement rate decreases by 1

Panoply of War: +5, movement rate decreases by 2

Full Panoply: +6, movement rate decreases by 2

Traveler's Garb

Cost*: 30 Lunars

Encumbrance**: 1 Item

Movement***: -0

A thick cloak, a layer of fur, swathes of silk, a pauldron and loincloth with warrior's rings, or light leather clothing - any or all would qualify as traveler's garb, and provide minimal protection with maximum ease of use.

Thick Garb

Cost: 80 Lunars

Encumbrance: 2 Items

Movement: -0

A leather fighting-cape, padded armor, thick leather jack and breeches, swathes of fur - thick clothing with an eye towards protection, like motorcycle leathers in the real world.  This is the most that a wizard can wear without suffering terrible consequences when casting spells****.

War Harness

Cost: 400 Lunars

Encumbrance: 3 Items

Movement: -1

A light breastplate, a thin chain-hauberk, a metal-lined half-cape and warrior's fighting-torques, sturdy baldric and open helmet, etc.  This is common apparel for a warrior, and will mark one as such.

Heavy Harness

Cost: 850 Lunars

Encumbrance: 4 Items

Movement: -1

Breastplate with greaves, pauldron and helmet; doubled chain hauberk; coat-of-plates with tabard; for those who desire safety on the battlefield and have the strength and wealth to bear extra protection.

Panoply of War

Cost: 1100 Lunars

Encumbrance: 5 Items

Movement: -2

Partial plate armor; war-cape, closed helmet and arms thick with fighting-torques.  This is the accoutrements of a knight or warlord; field-ready combat armor designed to provide protection against multiple attackers and missiles.  

Full Panoply

Cost: 4000 Lunars

Encumbrance: 6 Items

Movement: -2

Full plate armor.  Closed helmet with protective plume, coat of plates, thick fighting torques on arms and legs and back-banner.  This is the accoutrements of a master of the shield-wall and a baron of corpses. 

*: All costs are entirely approximate and may vary by 10 - 200% or more

**: "Maximum Items Carried" is equal to Endurance.

***: Movement rates are as follows:

0: Immobile

1: Encumbered

2: Bulky

3: Normal human rate

4: Wolf

5: Horse

etc

For every 2 points above 10 Endurance, you may discount one point of negative movement.

If Wizards are reduced to Bulky movement, they will suffer terrible consequences when casting spells****.

****: you don't want to know what these are.