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Old 09-24-2019, 06:54 PM   #38
Flyndaran
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Default Re: [Low-Tech] Padded Cloth and Layered Armour penalty

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Originally Posted by Curmudgeon View Post
There is one other point about mail, beyond the ones Tomsdad pointed out, and that is weight distribution. For a chainmail hauberk or a byrnie, almost all of the weight is borne by the shoulders. For mail chausses (trousers), the weight would normally be at the waist but IIRC braces (suspenders) were used which transferred the weight to the shoulders. The weight of a mail coif would be borne by the crown of the head. There isn't much you can do about any of that, even with tailoring or layering, so that's another reason to jettison mail anywhere it isn't essential.
I'm not athletic at all. But I have easily carried 40+ lbs 8 miles on walks. Being in a cheap-ish backpack, the weight was entirely on my shoulders. All I suffered were some red marks.
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