10-15-2010, 12:21 AM | #11 |
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Re: [GURPS Low Tech] Armor
So we should have broken all clothing up into hit locations like we did with armour? I don't recall it coming up during playtest.
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10-15-2010, 12:31 AM | #12 | |
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BUT... if people are looking for that kind of thing there's several Harn pricelists that give weight and cost per percent of body cover. The cost does not translate to GURPS directly since it's very specific to the Harn setting. Here's one. I don't see leather on it though. -Joshua |
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10-15-2010, 12:46 AM | #13 | |
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If light leather was such a minor point only to be considered in the category of clothing (Winter clothing for that matter), why give it a section at all except as a note under the clothing section. The description states that it isn't usually worn standalone... but not that it never is. Furthermore, if space was an issue, then descritions under Furs and Light Leather could have been trimmed to avoid the "see xxx section", and thus room on the table could have been provided. ---------- So no, I'm not saying you need to stat out linen... or cotton, or flax, etc. But Light Leather is a valid MATERIAL option that should have a table entry. ------------------ Most clothing doesn't provide DR... winter clothing is the exception. The problem is that materials like buckskin don't require it to be a heavy Winter Outfit. Last edited by Trachmyr; 10-15-2010 at 12:49 AM. |
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10-15-2010, 12:48 AM | #14 |
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Re: [GURPS Low Tech] Armor
Trachmyr- Leather today is priced as a function of its weight per square foot. Garment weight buckskin would be between 1-3 oz per foot. It should be easy to start figuring the body coverage and then the total amount needed.
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10-15-2010, 12:55 AM | #15 |
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If light leather is so inconsequential then why does one of the French (?)Ordinances specify that deerskin (not a heavy leather!) replace 5 layers of linen? That may be below the granularity of GURPS. What does a linen jack provide DR wise?
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10-15-2010, 01:00 AM | #16 | |
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I still see this as an omission to Low-Tech, I bought the book to use it's tables rather than mine. If the omission was accidental then no prob... it's an early pdf release. I'd just like to know what stats it should have. If the ommission was on purpose then again, no prob. I just want to point out that the stats would be very useful, so I would appreciate knowing what they should be using whatever formulas the designers decided upon. However, I am not happy being told to treat it as winter clothing, or to use layed cloth instead... that does not work for my needs... and I feel it is basic enough that it should have been inculded... or to be added. -------------- I'm really not trying to be argumentative here... what RPK said seemed to mirror what I was extrapolating, but I would like some "harder figures". |
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10-15-2010, 01:04 AM | #17 |
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Re: [GURPS Low Tech] Armor
I'd just reverse engineer the stats the way that rev kitty did then apply this to the Locations Table on p.100. Weight for Torso is around 1.7 lbs. Price is based on the Cost of Living like all clothing. If you are Struggling then use rabbit or coon skin. if you are a king then use ermine or mink.
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10-15-2010, 01:09 AM | #18 |
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A large deer could probably be classified as medium leather. IIRC deerhide has a higher tensile strength than cowhide of a similar weight but it depends on how it is tanned. There isn't a fixed line between various types of leather. It is meant as a guideline. Use common sense.
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10-15-2010, 01:21 AM | #19 | |
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10-15-2010, 02:02 AM | #20 |
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Reverse Engineering the stats gives between 1.64 to 1.69 depending on what you consider to be "included"... so 1.7 pounds rounded up. Likewise cost come to about $60 (assuming status 0). Don time, well I can't imagine it's be worse than Padded Cloth at 15.
However, the weight is clunky to work with... but perhaps that's due to Winter Clothing being vastly underweight! 5lbs. is pretty much jeans, a t-shirt and a pair of shoes. Yeah, I ain't going out in freezing weather in that (ofcourse I am a Florida boy, so YMMV). |
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