23a:Armor token

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The tokens for armor, gloves, shoes, shields, helms, and pants. Usage column gives information on where use of the token might be restricted to.

Token	Arguments	Usage	Description
NAME	singular:plural	All	What this item will be called ingame.
PREPLURAL	<phrase> of	item_armor item_pants	Changes the plural form of this item to "<phrase of> item". Primarily pertains to the stock screens. Example, "suits of" platemail, "pairs of" trousers, etc.
MATERIAL_PLACEHOLDER	<phrase>	item_armor item_pants	This sets a word to be used in-game instead of a material type, currently only appears on leather armor e.g. steel full plate becomes <phrase> full plate.
WEIGHT	value	All	How much the item weighs.
VALUE	value	All	Value multiplier of the item. It will be multiplied by item quality and material.
ARMORLEVEL	omitted - clothing 1 - leather 2 - chain 3 - plate	All	What category this item falls under. Lack of this tag makes this item clothes level. For shields, level 1 is Buckler and level 2 is Shield.
UPSTEP	value, MAX	item_gloves item_shoes item_shield	Item protects body parts a step up from where it is. Example, bucklers with an upstep of one, protect the lower arm, but should also protect the upper arm. Unknown what MAX does. Chausses have an upstep of this value.
UBSTEP	value, MAX	item_armor	How many steps up away from upper body the armor protects. Only present on torso armor. Coats/shirts/cloaks have it at MAX; Plate/chain/leather armors and togas/dresses/robes have it at 1; Tunics/capes/vests have it at 0
LBSTEP	value or MAX	item_armor item_pants	How many steps down the armor protects. Torso armor has this at 1, most leg armor has this at MAX.
BLOCKPOWER	value	item_gloves item_shoes item_shield item_helm item_pants	How much damage the item blocks when that body part is struck.
BLOCKCHANCE	value	item_shield	Affects the block chance of the shield.
CHAIN_METAL		item_pants	Metal versions of this item will have "chain" added between the material and item name.
METAL_ARMOR_LEVELS		item_armor item_gloves item_shoes item_helm item_pants	Metal versions of this item count as one ARMORLEVEL higher.
MAINBLOCK	value	item_armor	Only used when defining chest slot armor. Affects the item's primary block value.
SECONDBLOCK	value	item_armor	Tag only present for chest armors. Affects secondary block value, that is, the block value for parts protected only thanks to UB/LBSTEP rather than by being the main part(like the torso)
MATERIAL_SIZE	value	All	How much material is needed to make the item. Most important with bars. The number of bars required to make the item is the value divided by three.
SOFT		All	Item can wear when worn. Opposite of [HARD]. Randomly generated equipped armor will have an equal probability of being made of leather or cloth, when this token is present and [METAL] is absent.
HARD		All	Item does not wear when worn. Opposite of [SOFT]. No tag defaults to [HARD].
METAL		All	Item can be made with metal. Randomly generated equipped armor will always be made out of metal whenever possible.
BARRED		All	Can be crafted out of bone. Randomly generated equipped armor will never be made out of bone.
SCALED		All	Can be crafted from shell. Randomly generated equipped armor will never be made of shell.
LEATHER		All	Item can be made from leather. Randomly generated equipped armor with [LEATHER] will not be made of cloth, unless [SOFT] is also present.
SHAPED		All	Only one shaped piece of clothing can be worn on a single body slot at a time.
LAYER_SIZE	value	All	What the size of this item in question is, when it is put on. See Armor for more on item sizes and layering.
LAYER_PERMIT	value	All	The maximum number of items allowed on that body slot. If the body slot's layer value is over this, no more of this item can be put on. See Armor for more on item sizes and layering.
LAYER	OVER, UNDER, ARMOR, COVER	All	How this item is layered.
COVERAGE	value	All	Coverage influences how often contaminants get through clothes and temperature effects