Armor

There are many different types of armor in Mass Effect. I have attempted to include all of them; because of simplifications, there is no distinction between light, medium, and heavy, nor are there ranks (I-X).

Armor provides three benefits. At its base, it offers damage reduction, where damage is counted as normal but then a certain amount of the damage is not applied. It also provides shielding cover. Lastly, it may offer protection against Tech and Biotic attacks. For this, roll the die shown for the armor. If it meets or exceeds the attack roll for the Tech or Biotic attack, the attack is negated.

Stat Explanations
Name: Name of the armor.

Armor Rating: How much damage the armor subtracts from damage done to the character for the Light version of the armor.

Shield Rating: How much protection is offered by shields for the Light version of the armor.

Tech/Biotic Protection: How much protection against Tech and Biotic attacks for the Light version of the armor.

Shields
Every suit of armor is equipped with kinetic barriers, colloquially "shields". They provide extra protection for the character wearing the armor. Any damage taken must first take down the shields of the armor. Once the shields are down, damage is treated normally. A shield may begin recharging at 5 points per second if the character has not been hit for three consecutive rounds (charging begins at the end of the third round).

Strength
Any character can equip Light armor.

Characters with strength of d8 or higher can equip Medium armor.

Characters with strength of d12 or high can equip Heavy armor.

Race
Please refer to Mass Effect Wiki's Armor Table for compatibility lists with the various races.


 * Asari and batarians are capable of wearing human armor.
 * Any armor that is made for both humans and turians will be assumed to be manufactured for salarians as well.
 * Any armor that is made for all four races shown will be assumed to be manufactured for the volus (in Light version only).
 * Drell: Status currently unknown, assume that they can also wear human armor.
 * Vorcha: Status currently unknown.

Note that while a piece of armor might be manufactured for different races, they are still different pieces of equipment; a human cannot pick up armor that a turian was wearing and put it on.

Stat Table
''This table is a straight copy/paste from Mass Effect Wiki. It will be modified soon.''

Thanks to Mass Effect Wiki, where I took the code for the armor table from.