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|author_name=Sulacu
|date_created=July 7, 2018
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== Phalanx Breaker Plate Armor ==

{{quote
|Break the enemy's lines. Crush the enemy's will. Smash the enemy's skull.
|orig=Warchief Ugrok Gorlash
|src=exerpt from 'the Red Conquest'
}}

{{3.5e Armor
|name=Phalanx Breaker Plate Armor
|lmh=h
|maxdex=+0
|tbonus=+3
|bonus=+7
|acp=-7
|asf=50%
|cost=6300
|weight=60
|hard=10
|hp=40
|donpbh=h
|summary=This heavy plate armor makes a man into a living battering ram.
}}

Though this heavy armor of solid black iron looks haphazardly put together at best, a veteran of the battlefield knows enough to be wary of it at first sight, for its purpose in breaking through well established defenses is painfully obvious. With plates at a slanted angle serving to repel weapons away from the armor's centre, the phalanx breaker armour turns a warrior's strength and momentum into a nearly unbreakable defense.

The phalanx breaker plate armor is always [[SRD:Masterwork|masterwork]]; price and benefits are subsumed in the above statistics.

The plalanx breaker plate armor grants the following benefits when worn, on top of its general protective capabilities:

*Phalanx breaker plate armor counts as a masterwork skill tool for the [[SRD:Intimidate Skill|Intimidate]] skill. Whenever you use the [[SRD:Intimidate|Intimidate]] skill, you may choose to affect any number of creatures within 10 feet of you by taking a -4 penalty.
*Whenever enemies within 10 feet of you suffer a morale penalty or a penalty from a fear-based condition such as [[SRD:Shaken|shaken]], [[SRD:Frightened|frightened]] or [[SRD:Panicked|panicked]], it is increased by -1.
*The armor comes outfitted with a pair of [[Heavy Gauntlet (3.5e Equipment)|heavy gauntlets]] that grant the effects of [[Strong Grip (3.5e Feat)|Strong Grip]] when wielding a [[SRD:Two-Handed Weapon|two-handed weapon]].
*You incur double the armor's [[SRD:Armor Check Penalty|armor check penalty]] to [[SRD:Tumble Skill|Tumble]] checks, but add your [[SRD:Strength|Strength]] bonus to your [[SRD:Armor Class|Armor Class]] while moving.

[[SRD:Craft Skill|Craft]] (armorsmithing and metalworking) DC [[Craft DC::31]]. Market Price 6,300 gp.


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Arcane Spell Failure	50% +
Armor Bonus	+7 +
Armor Check	-7 +
Author	Sulacu +
Cost	6300 gp +
Craft DC	31 +
Identifier	3.5e Equipment +
Max Dex Bonus	+0 +
Rating	Undiscussed +
Summary	This heavy plate armor makes a man into a living battering ram. +
Title	Phalanx Breaker Plate Armor +
Type	Heavy +
Weight	60 lb. +