[Classicmerp] Armour Primer

[Lev Lafayette]

On Thu, December 19, 2013 12:28 am, Michael Cole wrote:
>
> 4)Leather is generally vastly overrated in terms of its defensive
> capabilities.Leather is not anywhere near as good and D&D would have us
> believe.It needs to be about 5-6mm thick to have any appreciable
> cushioning ability.It can be layered on itself up to quad-level (20-24mm
> thick), but starts getting bulky and unwieldy.You can fix the cushioning
> effect by boiling the leather in oil, which makes it rigid, but then it
> becomes very easy to cut.Generally, it would only be used as a backing
> for the attachment of plates.

Poor ol' studded leather should give 1 point of EP in my opinion.

> 6)Padded is simply a huge amount of felt.Take the lining off a billiard
> table, and layer it out to about 5cm.It's bulky and heavy, but extremely
> good.It is generally only worn under plate armour for cavalry
> combat.It's also difficult to keep clean and dry.

It was also *hot*. If we're going to give it DR4, you may wish to consider
some way of taking this into account (e.g., quicker Fatigue loss or
something).

> *(Chain) Mail*: Flexible, all-metal armour of interlinked metal rings.

What about the famed Elven chain?


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