Scuta Leather Armor
Best leather armor comes from Chult. Because dinosaurs!
- 135 gp
- Armor class: 13 + dex modifier
- Weight: 17 lb
Zorbo Hide Armor
The bad-tempered Koala-like Zorbo possesses the peculiar ability to transform his skin into whatever he’s standing on. Some clever leatherworker have figured out a way to craft an armor that keeps this amazing power.
- As leather armor but if you attach (bonus action) a special pin (comes with armor) it transforms into a (metal) breastplate.
- 600 gp
- you can buy an adamantine pin for 300 gp more (protection vs critical hits)
- Weight: 10 lb
Ankylo Breastplate
Astutely assembled from ridges, crests and bone-plates, this heavy apparel has the distinct advantage of being a lot less heat-inducing than its metal equivalent.
- 350 gp
And here’s something interesting: https://nhm.org/alternative-armor