GURPS Low-Tech: Instant Armor

Bira · 01-01-2012, 05:50 AM

Hello! I just bought this, and it's indeed convenient. However, it brought to the fore a slight doubt I had about Low-Tech armor.

The impression I had from reading the base rules and this forum was that, while plate armor was listed for the "full" torso hit location, you actually had to buy it with only 75% coverage and use segmented plate on the lower abdomen/groin, which were the remaining 25%.

Now, looking at the armor tables, the very first one is for "Torso, 100%", and it lists plate armor just as the base book does. Does it mean the rule described in the above paragraph is optional?

01-01-2012, 05:50 AM	#33
Bira Join Date: Jul 2009	Re: GURPS Low-Tech: Instant Armor Hello! I just bought this, and it's indeed convenient. However, it brought to the fore a slight doubt I had about Low-Tech armor. The impression I had from reading the base rules and this forum was that, while plate armor was listed for the "full" torso hit location, you actually had to buy it with only 75% coverage and use segmented plate on the lower abdomen/groin, which were the remaining 25%. Now, looking at the armor tables, the very first one is for "Torso, 100%", and it lists plate armor just as the base book does. Does it mean the rule described in the above paragraph is optional?