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Old 03-26-2019, 01:20 PM   #14
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Default Re: [LT] Padded/Layered Cloth weight

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Originally Posted by evileeyore View Post
Interesting... I think it would fall somewhere between rigid and flexible armor, but I'm not sure exactly where (for blunt trauma purposes). However it would edge out steel in strength and lightness.

Not sure it's ease of use though, and it would require magic at the lower tech levels.

Definitely flexible, unless it's one of those made stiff enough to be solid, and that would generally be determined by whether you have many quilted layers or stuffed quilting. Think of making armour out of sail canvas rather than clothing linen, and rather rougher on sword edges.

And if you have dwarves you've either got magic or sufficient tech.
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