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DanHoward · 05-01-2014, 03:53 PM

Don times for armour are a bit like the hiking rules. They assume an optimal situation that rarely occurs in the real world. I'd have problems with any attempt to reduce the times any further. Realistically it should take a lot longer for most types of armour. Mail is probably the only exception so there isn't much point concentrating on that example. As has already been said the don times are supposed to include time to put on any underpadding. Joinville wrote that during a night attack he didn't have time to put on his mail so he had to fight in his aketon. He was wounded by five arrows because of it and complains about still feeling "sore" the next day.

05-01-2014, 03:53 PM	#17
DanHoward Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Maitland, NSW, Australia	Re: Reducing Low-Tech Armour Don Times Don times for armour are a bit like the hiking rules. They assume an optimal situation that rarely occurs in the real world. I'd have problems with any attempt to reduce the times any further. Realistically it should take a lot longer for most types of armour. Mail is probably the only exception so there isn't much point concentrating on that example. As has already been said the don times are supposed to include time to put on any underpadding. Joinville wrote that during a night attack he didn't have time to put on his mail so he had to fight in his aketon. He was wounded by five arrows because of it and complains about still feeling "sore" the next day. __________________ Compact Castles gives the gamer an instant portfolio of genuine, real-world castle floorplans to use in any historical, low-tech, or fantasy game setting. Last edited by DanHoward; 05-01-2014 at 03:59 PM.