Scale armour

Scale armour consists of overlapping scales fashioned in the form of a tunic, most likely attached to a leather or cloth backing. Scale armour provides more protection from bludgeon attacks; however, it does not cover as much total area as chainmail. Additional drawbacks are the hefty price and equally impressive weight.

Scale armour was first introduced in Ultima V.

Defensive Values

 * By Ultima VII, A complete set of scale armour contains the following pieces. The numbers listed after indicate the relative effectiveness of the armour (taken from Vetron's Guide to Weapons and Armour):

For the other body parts, pieces from other armour classes have to be used, because they don't exist in a scale variant in Ultima VII.