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Polkageist · 10-30-2020, 09:05 AM

OP, those are good vids and I really like the coat-of-plates one. Looks a bit heftier than the brigandine I've seen elsewhere on youtube.

The example you posted as to what you're looking for probably would be more aptly described by using the armor layering system. Light or medium mail, and then a plate torso piece. That -1 to DX isn't as big of a hit as it seems for a properly built warrior, they've got DX and skill to spare.

However, folks have posted a bunch of really cool images and videos of mail and plate with biggish plates, littlish plates, in-between plates... yeah you're not breaking anything. Maybe your plate is thin enough that it plus the mail beneath it equals the stat line of protection. Conversely, the mail (or fabric) of the underlayer is thin enough on the torso to not trigger the DX penalty and relies on the plate for the bulk of the protection. Or, maybe the mail doesn't actually go beneath the plate section and is attached to the edges around it.

It really sounds like you're respecting the spirit of the armor design.

10-30-2020, 09:05 AM	#16
Polkageist Join Date: Sep 2007	Re: [LT] Refluffing Mail and Plate as Plate over Mail? OP, those are good vids and I really like the coat-of-plates one. Looks a bit heftier than the brigandine I've seen elsewhere on youtube. The example you posted as to what you're looking for probably would be more aptly described by using the armor layering system. Light or medium mail, and then a plate torso piece. That -1 to DX isn't as big of a hit as it seems for a properly built warrior, they've got DX and skill to spare. However, folks have posted a bunch of really cool images and videos of mail and plate with biggish plates, littlish plates, in-between plates... yeah you're not breaking anything. Maybe your plate is thin enough that it plus the mail beneath it equals the stat line of protection. Conversely, the mail (or fabric) of the underlayer is thin enough on the torso to not trigger the DX penalty and relies on the plate for the bulk of the protection. Or, maybe the mail doesn't actually go beneath the plate section and is attached to the edges around it. It really sounds like you're respecting the spirit of the armor design.