Plate armour

The armour for the expert warrior! Plate Armour is the best conventional armour available, and it's characteristics are really impressive. Most weapons won't even make a dent into this armour, as it's protection is so great. Only very strange weapons can still come through it. Every fighter tries to get one of these. But of course, there are some drawbacks: the armours is heavy, expensive, and only few make it. This in turn means, only the most well-off fighters with great strength can actually use this armour. The weaker fighter is unable to use it, because of its weight!

History
First appearing in Ultima I, more parts were gradually introduced to the Plate Armour. By Ultima VII, the set of the Plate Armour was complete.

Complete set (Ultima VII)
By Ultima VII, A complete set of Plate 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):
 * Plate Armour (4)
 * Great Helm (4)
 * Plate Leggings (3)
 * Gorget (3)

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