[Low-Tech] Breastplate layer

Gef · 12-15-2011, 07:08 PM

Per layering rules, if a odds of protection for a second layer of armor are less than 50% for a given location, then it imposes no DX penalty. What does that mean for a breastplate? Odds 100% for front of chest, 0% for your back, average 50% for locations 9-10. -GEF

Kromm · 12-15-2011, 07:18 PM

That counts as 100%. Partial coverage means you roll dice when hit in a location to see whether armor protects. A breastplate always protects from one side and never from another; you don't roll for this.

Gef · 12-15-2011, 08:03 PM

Thanks!

Fortunately, I just came across the pectoral in Instant Armor.

GEF

12-15-2011, 07:08 PM	#1
Gef Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Yucca Valley, CA	[Low-Tech] Breastplate layer Per layering rules, if a odds of protection for a second layer of armor are less than 50% for a given location, then it imposes no DX penalty. What does that mean for a breastplate? Odds 100% for front of chest, 0% for your back, average 50% for locations 9-10. -GEF

12-15-2011, 07:18 PM	#2
Kromm *GURPS* Line Editor Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Montréal, Québec	Re: [Low-Tech] Breastplate layer That counts as 100%. Partial coverage means you roll dice when hit in a location to see whether armor protects. A breastplate always protects from one side and never from another; you don't roll for this. __________________ Sean "Dr. Kromm" Punch <kromm@sjgames.com> *GURPS* Line Editor, Steve Jackson Games My DreamWidth [Just *GURPS* News]

12-15-2011, 08:03 PM	#3
Gef Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Yucca Valley, CA	Re: [Low-Tech] Breastplate layer Thanks! Fortunately, I just came across the pectoral in Instant Armor. GEF