WH40K: Exotic Armor
Exotic Armor
[edit]The armors described here are the common forms seen throughout Imperial space on countless worlds and battlefields, but there are others that stand out no matter the setting. These are crafted by alien hands or arcane forges, and though they might seldom be found in the Imperium, in the renegade realms beyond Imperial control such items are easier to obtain.
| Name | Type | Locations Covered | Availability | Weight | Physical Protection | Energy Protection | Dexterity Penalty |
| Obsidian Armor | Exotic Armor | Arms, Body, Legs | 6 | 4kg | STR+2D+1 | STR+1D | -1D |
| Xenos Hides | Exotic Armor | Arms, Body | 4 | 9.5kg | STR+2D | STR+1D | -1D |
Obsidian Armor
[edit]Meteorite slag, voidship hulls, and even the ruins from dead invaders are melted down and reforged into metallic sections then consecrated to the Dark Gods in daemonic ceremonies to form this rare armor. Performed deep in the bowels of Forge Castir, these rituals can last months as the members of the Dark Mechanicus work to forge this armor. As the baleful prayers take hold this foreign alloy becomes darker, eventually making even the blackest night glow softly around its edges even as it shames the shackles of gravity to become less heavy. As the metal spurns luminosity it also refuses the weapons of cowardly sorcerers, laughing along with its wearer as their force weapons are reduced to base metal or wood.
Xenos Hides
[edit]The galaxy teems with beasts as-yet uncatalogued by mankind, who have surrendered their shells, pelts, and skins to create crude but effective protections. Chitin harder than steel, fur that can rip flesh, serrated quills, tanned leathers that resist the sharpest blade—all these and more can be found in a limitless galaxy once the mind is open enough to search beyond the shackles of Imperial life.
Sources
[edit]- Black Crusade - Core Rulebook (pages 173-174)
- Dark Heresy - Core Rulebook (pages 144-145)
- thedemonapostle