08-15-2011, 07:59 AM | #1 |
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Arming Doublet with chain bits rather than padded?
If using ultra-realistic gaps in armor, arming doublets really come into use, but they only give DR 1.
What if I want more for those gaps but don't want to deal with layered armor and its skill penalty? |
08-15-2011, 10:06 AM | #2 |
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Re: Arming Doublet with chain bits rather than padded?
The only thing that gives 1* is wearing padded armor under other armor, and that gives 1* everywhere and a -1 DX for layering.
Arming doublets give fine (edit, I meant light oops) mail (3/1*) under chinks, not 1* (and nothing anywhere else). That's from the errata - without the errata there's no mention of a specific DR benefit at all (the critical sentence got lost).
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Re: Arming Doublet with chain bits rather than padded?
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Unfortunately it doesn't help you much to deconstruct and determine stats for a version with Fine Mail, or some form of arming trousers.
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08-15-2011, 07:51 PM | #4 |
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Re: Arming Doublet with chain bits rather than padded?
I have no idea how I missed reading that. I read the first paragraph, and apparently wandered off dazed and confused.
But yeah, it would be nice if there were options to adjust for different levels of mail. |
08-15-2011, 08:04 PM | #5 |
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Re: Arming Doublet with chain bits rather than padded?
You can extrapolate from the partial armour table. The entire elbow covers 5% so just the inside would be 2%. Shoulder armour covers 10% so just the armpit would be more like 5%.
Light mail voiders for the inside elbow would be $10, 0.24 lbs. and armpit would be $25, 0.6 lbs. Fine mail inside elbows $18, 0.3 lbs., armpit $45, 0.75 lbs. Subtract light mail voiders from the cost and weight of an arming doublet and add heavier ones. |
08-15-2011, 08:16 PM | #6 |
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Re: Arming Doublet with chain bits rather than padded?
Would heavy mail also be possible, or is fine the heaviest that will fit?
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08-15-2011, 08:18 PM | #7 |
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Re: Arming Doublet with chain bits rather than padded?
You can make a long-sleeved shirt from heavy mail so theoretically there shouldn't be any problem with voiders but the vast majority of surviving examples are lighter variants. I wouldn't allow jousting or banded mail or any other weave that reduces flexibility.
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