12-15-2011, 05:39 PM | #1 |
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Yucca Valley, CA
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[Instant Armor] Japanese Helmets
Does a kabuto (p18-19) protect the back of the head? Is the chance 3 in 6, or 100%?
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03-05-2012, 08:01 PM | #2 |
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Yucca Valley, CA
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Re: [Instant Armor] Japanese Helmets
Bump.
The kabuto is constructed in Low-Tech Instant Armor as a pot helm with additional protection for the front of the face and back of the neck. My understanding heretofore was that the back of the head is a separate hit location between the skull and the back of the neck, location 5 when attacked from the rear. The cost and weight of helmets in Low-Tech seem to bear this out, whereas the kabuto seems to leave the back of the head unprotected, a gap between the helm and the neckguard that hangs from it. Is this an erratum for LTIA, or confusion on my part? GEF |
03-05-2012, 09:13 PM | #3 |
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: South Shore-ish, MA
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Re: [Instant Armor] Japanese Helmets
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