Low-Tech Armour Loadouts.

[Ulzgoroth]

Originally Posted by Stripe

What would be cool is a load out of pretty well as close of replacement to the Basic Set's equipment list as can be made.

I've taken a shot at it for the body armor section. All items have DR identical to the Basic Set item unless otherwise noted.



Fur loincloth: not reproducible, closest equivalent is partial winter clothing. Cost & weight uncertain.
Fur tunic: not reproducible, closest equivalent is partial winter clothing. Cost & weight uncertain.

Bronze Breastplate: Bronze light plate +1 heavy, front half chest. $2250, 4.5 lb

Bronze Corselet:
Bronze light plate +2 heavy chest, $6000, 12 lb (no sliding rivets) and
Bronze heavy segmented plate abdomen, $1200, 8 lb

Cloth Armor: Padded Cloth torso, $50, 6

Leather Armor: Medium Hardened Leather torso, $125, 15 lb

Leather Jacket: not reproducible.
Closest performance might be padded cloth arms and torso minus groin. $72.5, 8.7 lb. Or padded cloth arms and chest $62.5, 7.5 lb for a short jacket.
Closest to concept may be partial winter clothing/light leather.

Light Scale Armor: Light scale chest, $240, 12 lb. Has -1 DR vs crushing.

Lorica Segmentata: For actual lorica segmentata, see box on LT 115. To match the Basic Set table entry:
Heavy segmented plate chest, $900, 24 lb

Mail Hauberk: Fine mail torso, $900, 15 lb
Mail Shirt: Fine mail chest, $675, 11.25 lb

Scale Armor: Medium scale torso, $550, 28 lb. Has -1 DR vs crushing.

Double Mail Hauberk: Heavy mail torso, $1200, 18 lb

Heavy Steel Corselet: Not covered at TL3. TL4 version:
Light plate +4 heavy chest, $2250, 18 lb and
Light segmented plate +4 heavy abdomen, $450, 12 lb
It might be appropriate to treat large iron plates at TL3 as cheap, without reduced cost (possibly with increased cost). This would make the chest plate:
Primitive light plate +5 heavy chest, $3000, 21 lb (no sliding rivets)

Steel Breastplate: Light plate +2 heavy, front half chest. $750, 6 lb

Steel Corselet: TL issue as Heavy Steel Corselet. At TL4:
Medium plate chest, $1875, 15 lb and
Light segmented plate +3 heavy abdomen, $375, 10 lb
Possible TL3 chest plate:
Primitive light plate +4 heavy chest, $2250, 18 lb (no sliding rivets)

Steel Laminate Plate: Heavy scale torso, $1,100, 40 lb. (on the bright side, it's TL2, not TL3)

Buff Coat: the neck protection is problematic. Low Tech seems to indicate simple collars don't work for neck protection.
Simple leather buff coat: Medium leather torso and arms, $150, 18 lb. -1 DR vs impaling. Collar would add $5 and .6 lb.
Layered leather buff coat: Light layered leather torso and arms, $180, 22.5 lb. Collar would add $6 and .75 lb.