Large Boar Armor

supersaiyandoyle · 10-20-2011, 11:52 PM

I'm creating fantasy large boar armor for combat and plan to use the horse armor listed in Low Tech; what should the cost and weight modified to to accommodate the smaller body size?

This is the percents for those who don't want to have to dig up their Low Tech (Pg. 117):

Caparison: A flexible armored blanket (cloth, scale, or
mail) covering neck, torso, groin, and legs, and reaching
down to the knees or even lower (protects the legs on 1-4 on
1d). Also called a trapper, it sometimes has a hole for the
saddle. Cost and weight are 500% of human torso armor.

Chanfron: Head armor, protecting the skull and face. It
can be made of flexible or rigid armor. Cost and weight
are 50%.

Crinet: Protects the neck. It can be made of flexible or
rigid armor. Cost and weight are 50%.

Crupper: Plate armor protecting the hindquarters and
upper legs. It protects the torso on 4-6 on 1d, and the hind
legs on 1-3 on 1d. Cost and weight are 150%.

Flanchards: Plate armor attached to the saddle, covering
the flanks. It closes the gap between crupper and peytral.
Flanchards protect the torso on 1-3 on 1d. Cost and weight
are 50%.

Peytral: A rigid plate that protects the torso from the
front only (sides and back are unprotected). Cost and
weight are 100%.

vierasmarius · 10-21-2011, 01:33 AM

I'd keep the numbers the same, probably just dropping the neck armor, and then modify for the relative SM as per Low Tech Companion 2, pg 21. Horses are SM +1, so if the boar is SM -1 its armor will be 25% the weight and cost, or 64% if SM +0.

whswhs · 10-21-2011, 01:50 AM

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Originally Posted by vierasmarius

I'd keep the numbers the same, probably just dropping the neck armor, and then modify for the relative SM as per Low Tech Companion 2, pg 21. Horses are SM +1, so if the boar is SM -1 its armor will be 25% the weight and cost, or 64% if SM +0.

A wild boar isn't likely to be SM -1. According to Wikipedia, they run 4-6 feet long and weigh 110-200 pounds; that's basically human sized. I'd made them SM 0.

Bill Stoddard

vierasmarius · 10-21-2011, 02:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by whswhs

A wild boar isn't likely to be SM -1. According to Wikipedia, they run 4-6 feet long and weigh 110-200 pounds; that's basically human sized. I'd made them SM 0.

Bill Stoddard

Fair enough. I didn't see stats in GURPS Basic, so just guessed. That puts boar armor at roughly 2/3 the weight and cost of horse barding.

supersaiyandoyle · 10-21-2011, 05:42 PM

Thanks for the help.

Sam Baughn · 10-21-2011, 06:31 PM

If you really want to go into detail, note that a hog will have proportionately larger body and head than a horse of the same 'size', but shorter neck and legs.

EDIT: also, you need to seperate your tags with commas. At the moment you have one tag which reads as 'boar-armor-large-low-tech'. A better set would probably be 'boar, armor, low-tech' ('large isn't really a meaningful tag here... and frankly I've got my doubts about 'boar'... maybe 'animal' would work better).

10-20-2011, 11:52 PM	#1
supersaiyandoyle Join Date: May 2011 Location: California	Large Boar Armor I'm creating fantasy large boar armor for combat and plan to use the horse armor listed in Low Tech; what should the cost and weight modified to to accommodate the smaller body size? This is the percents for those who don't want to have to dig up their Low Tech (Pg. 117): Caparison: A flexible armored blanket (cloth, scale, or mail) covering neck, torso, groin, and legs, and reaching down to the knees or even lower (protects the legs on 1-4 on 1d). Also called a trapper, it sometimes has a hole for the saddle. Cost and weight are 500% of human torso armor. Chanfron: Head armor, protecting the skull and face. It can be made of flexible or rigid armor. Cost and weight are 50%. Crinet: Protects the neck. It can be made of flexible or rigid armor. Cost and weight are 50%. Crupper: Plate armor protecting the hindquarters and upper legs. It protects the torso on 4-6 on 1d, and the hind legs on 1-3 on 1d. Cost and weight are 150%. Flanchards: Plate armor attached to the saddle, covering the flanks. It closes the gap between crupper and peytral. Flanchards protect the torso on 1-3 on 1d. Cost and weight are 50%. Peytral: A rigid plate that protects the torso from the front only (sides and back are unprotected). Cost and weight are 100%.

10-21-2011, 01:33 AM	#2
vierasmarius Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Oregon	Re: Large Boar Armor I'd keep the numbers the same, probably just dropping the neck armor, and then modify for the relative SM as per Low Tech Companion 2, pg 21. Horses are SM +1, so if the boar is SM -1 its armor will be 25% the weight and cost, or 64% if SM +0.

10-21-2011, 05:42 PM	#5
supersaiyandoyle Join Date: May 2011 Location: California	Re: Large Boar Armor Thanks for the help.

10-21-2011, 06:31 PM	#6
Sam Baughn Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: United Kingdom of Great Britain and some other bits.	Re: Large Boar Armor If you really want to go into detail, note that a hog will have proportionately larger body and head than a horse of the same 'size', but shorter neck and legs. EDIT: also, you need to seperate your tags with commas. At the moment you have one tag which reads as 'boar-armor-large-low-tech'. A better set would probably be 'boar, armor, low-tech' ('large isn't really a meaningful tag here... and frankly I've got my doubts about 'boar'... maybe 'animal' would work better). Last edited by Sam Baughn; 10-21-2011 at 06:35 PM.