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Originally Posted by Tema69
3.6 yards per second in full battle rattle is still pretty fast... That's 7mph/12kmh, which in my experience amounts to a regular unencumbered person's average jogging speed.
But as has been suggested, Low Tech armour weights, plus tailoring, will reduce the weight to very manageable levels.
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Originally Posted by Peter Knutsen
That's making a change to the rules. My impression is that the OP wants to affect a change on his character - the kind of change that costs CP.
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Even with
Low-Tech's armor weights, a person in a suit of full plate is wearing close to 70 lbs. of armor (including a pot helm and great helm over it)*. (
Jousting Plate tends to be up around 90 lbs!)
Assuming an ST 12, that's a BL of 29 lbs, with no Encumbrance penalties to that point; Light Encumbrance caps at 58 lbs, Medium at 87 lbs. ST 13 gives BL 34 lbs, Light Encumbrance at 68 lbs, and Medium at 102 lbs. ST 14 gives BL 39 lbs (39.2, rounded to the nearest), Light Encumbrance to 78 lbs.
Boosting ST to 14 either through straight ST or Lifting ST +2 lets the guy in full plate move with fewer penalties.
Now, as others have said, you're not likely going to be moving at full speed in combat when wearing heavy armor anyway; chances are, most movement will be going half-speed at best, using Defensive Attacks and All-Out Defense. Let those who aren't as well protected do the Move and Attacks and full-speed Moves; you're the tank who wades in to take the hits, not the guy doing hit-and-runs.
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Armor Breakdown:
Field Plate Suit ($8,410, 69 lbs.)
Arming Doublet; DR 0*, $160, 3 lbs.
Plate Corselet; DR 6, $2,500, 20 lbs.
Plate Arms; DR 6, $1,250, 10 lbs.
Plate Legs; DR 6, $2,500, 20 lbs.
Steel Pot Helm; DR 6, $500, 4 lbs.
Steel Great Helm; DR 6, $875, 7 lbs.
Gorget; DR 6, $125, 1 lb.
Plate Gauntlets; DR 6, $250, 2 lbs.
Plate Sabatons; DR 6, $250, 2 lbs.