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Old 04-16-2016, 09:01 AM   #4
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Default Re: Capes/Cloaks and armour layering

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Originally Posted by starslayer View Post
Really quick question- do cloaks/capes/heavy cloaks (assuming they are thick enough to provide at least one point of DR) count as a layer of armour for the layered armour DX penalty?

IE- say we have a fencer wearing padded cloth, and he decides he also wants a heavy cloak for a mixture of protection and use in combat; is the fencer now at -1DX?
Is this a serious game or DF?

Actually the answer is probably the same for both: No.*

Mostly because it's too annoying to have to do the math just because the PC put on a Cloak (which most of the time is just a piece of clothing).


See this thread of mine for more 'cloak love'.
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