Layering Armor in 4e

Lancewholelot · 09-01-2004, 05:45 PM

I finally have the 4e Basic books and I've notice what must be a mistake on p. 286. Under Combining and Layering Armor it states that "you can only layer armor if the inner layer is both flexible and concealable. The Headgear table list the Mail Coif as flexible but not as concealable. This doesn't make sense because coifs are often worn beneath a helm. Buff Coats have the same problem if Steel Breastplates are still sometimes worn over them as stated in GURPS Swashbuckler 2nd Edition.

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Kromm · 09-01-2004, 05:48 PM

Both cases seem fine to me. I guess a little [1] note on the armor tables would be welcome on both. Sorry!

Lancewholelot · 09-01-2004, 05:59 PM

Well, since both cases would be rather awkward for concealment perhaps a footnote that marks them as case exceptions to the layering rules.

~~Lexx~~ · 09-01-2004, 08:15 PM

When it's a case of rules vs. what you know is true or makes sense, go with the latter.

09-01-2004, 05:45 PM	#1
Lancewholelot Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: USA, Planet Earth, The Milky Way Galaxy	Layering Armor in 4e I finally have the 4e Basic books and I've notice what must be a mistake on p. 286. Under Combining and Layering Armor it states that "you can only layer armor if the inner layer is both flexible and concealable. The Headgear table list the Mail Coif as flexible but not as concealable. This doesn't make sense because coifs are often worn beneath a helm. Buff Coats have the same problem if Steel Breastplates are still sometimes worn over them as stated in GURPS Swashbuckler 2nd Edition. OOPS! It seems that I made this thread post twice by using my back button to fix a typo. Last edited by Lancewholelot; 09-01-2004 at 05:50 PM.

09-01-2004, 05:48 PM	#2
Kromm *GURPS* Line Editor Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Montréal, Québec	Re: Layering Armor in 4e Both cases seem fine to me. I guess a little [1] note on the armor tables would be welcome on both. Sorry! __________________ Sean "Dr. Kromm" Punch <kromm@sjgames.com> *GURPS* Line Editor, Steve Jackson Games My DreamWidth [Just *GURPS* News]

09-01-2004, 05:59 PM	#3
Lancewholelot Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: USA, Planet Earth, The Milky Way Galaxy	Re: Layering Armor in 4e Well, since both cases would be rather awkward for concealment perhaps a footnote that marks them as case exceptions to the layering rules.

09-01-2004, 08:15 PM	#4
~~Lexx~~ Banned Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: I no longer have a country.	Re: Layering Armor in 4e When it's a case of rules vs. what you know is true or makes sense, go with the latter.