[LT] Two Armor questions

DanHoward · 06-26-2011, 03:42 AM

1. Mail remains virtually unchanged from when the celts invented it right through its entire history of use on the battlefield. You can make it out of hardened steel at TL4 and more modern alloys at TL 6+.

2. Yep. That's why there have been many threads discussing alternative rules for blunt trauma for low-tech armour. Low-Tech settled on a split DR with more flexible armour such as mail and scale having reduced DR vs crushing damage. A good mechanic should incorporate the edge protection rule, blunt trauma, and crushing damage all in one concise and consistent set of rules.

06-26-2011, 03:42 AM	#2
DanHoward Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Maitland, NSW, Australia	Re: [LT] Two Armor questions 1. Mail remains virtually unchanged from when the celts invented it right through its entire history of use on the battlefield. You can make it out of hardened steel at TL4 and more modern alloys at TL 6+. 2. Yep. That's why there have been many threads discussing alternative rules for blunt trauma for low-tech armour. Low-Tech settled on a split DR with more flexible armour such as mail and scale having reduced DR vs crushing damage. A good mechanic should incorporate the edge protection rule, blunt trauma, and crushing damage all in one concise and consistent set of rules. Last edited by DanHoward; 06-26-2011 at 03:48 AM.