Wearing Armor
Armor Regions
For purposes of armor rating, the body is broken into 12 locations:
- Head
- Neck
- Torso
(assumes coverage on front and back)
- Right
Upper Arm (including shoulder)
- Right
Lower Arm (including hands)
- Left
Upper Arm (including shoulder)
- Left
Lower Arm (including hands)
- Right
Upper Leg
- Right
Lower Leg
- Left
Upper Leg
- Left
Lower Leg
- Joint
Articulation (Elbows and Knees)
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Armor Ratings for Torso Region
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Armor Ratings for Head Region
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MATERIAL
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POINTS
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MATERIAL
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POINTS
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Padded Armor, Gambeson, Fake Leather
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6
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Leather Helm/Coif
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2
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Soft Leather
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10
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Regular Chain Coif
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6
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Studded Soft Leather
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12
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Small Chain Coif
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7
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Boiled/Hardened Leather
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18
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Micro Mail Coif
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8
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Studded Hard Leather
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20
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Half Helm Plate
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6
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Ring Mail
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18
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Full Helm Plate
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10
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Regular Chain
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24
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Small Chain
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28
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Armor Ratings for Neck and Limbs
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Micro Mail
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32
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MATERIAL
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POINTS
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Non-Metal Breast Plate
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20
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Soft Leather
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1
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Non-Metal Brigadine
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18
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Studded Leather, Hard Leather
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2
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Light Metal Brigadine w/ Cloth
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24
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Chain Mail, Non-metal Plate
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3
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Light Metal Brigadine w/ Leather
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26
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Plate
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4
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Med. Metal Brigadine w/ Cloth
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28
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Med. Metal Brigadine w/ Leather
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30
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Other Armor Ratings
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Heavy Metal Brigadine w/ Cloth
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32
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CONDITION
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POINTS
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Heavy Metal Brigadine w/ Leather
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34
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Costume Only
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5
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Light Metal Breast Plate or Scale
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28
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Articulated Joint (Elbow or Knee)
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1
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Medium Metal Breast Plate or Scale
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32
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Master Crafted Armor (Each Piece)
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+10%
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Heavy Metal Breast Plate or Scale
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45
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Torso Covered on One Side Only (Each Piece)
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-50%
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Layering Armor
A Warrior may wear a
maximum of 2 layers of armor on the torso and head. Only Warriors may layer
armor. Each layer must qualify and be worn as a separate suit of armor. The
strongest layer receives full armor points, and the armor points of the second
strongest layer are halved. If there are multiple layers on the neck or limbs
only the strongest layer will be counted.
Joint Articulation
Joint Articulation must be
made of a rigid material. One point of armor is granted for each articulated
joint to a maximum of 4 points total. To count, joint articulation must be
attached to the armor on either side.
Fake Armor Material
Fake leather is authorized,
but is considered the same rating as padded armor. Plastic plates, PVC, or any
other similar material cannot be used to simulate metal plate mail, but can be
used to simulate bone, wood, or any suitable material. Any armor fashioned with
these type plates will be rated as non-metal plate.
Armor Maximums
The Maximum Armor Points that can be accumulated using the system
above is 140.
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