Components of Armor
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Welcome to the Armory. Here is you will find finest in protection be it leather or plate, shield or helm. For prices and weights, please click on the Armor Material. Armor Value equals rPD/rED value. Radell Grey - The Proprietor
The base monetary unit is a silver piece (approx. $1 value). Unless otherwise indicated the costs are in silver pieces. 10 copper piece(cp) : 1 silver piece (sp) 10 silver piece (sp) : 1 gold piece (gp) NOTE!! The items found here are described for a Roleplaying Game and should not be taken as actual merchandise available for purchase online. It is a GAME!! |
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| Soft Leather | This armor consists of any untreated, medium-weight animal skin. Leather clothing is considered as Soft Leather |
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| Heavy Leather | This armor consists of heavy-weight but flexible animal skin. This type of armor looks less like normal clothing and more like true armor. |
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| Padded Cloth | This armor consists of heavy, multi-layered cloth sew together with a padding between two or more layers to help absorb the attack. |
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| Boiled Leather/ Cuir-bouilli | This armor consists of leather that is boiled, shaped and hardened with wax. This thick leather armor is fairly restrictive. |
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| Studded Leather | This armor consists of boil leather reinforced with studs and metal strips. |
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| Brigandine | This armor consists of a layer of heavy cloth, a layer of metal scales and another layer of heavy cloth. |
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| Ring Mail | This armor consists of non-overlapping metal ring sewn onto a heavy leather backing. |
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| Scale Mail | This armor consists of overlapping metal scales riveted onto a heavy leather backing. |
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| Splint Mail | This armor consists of vertical strips of metal riveted onto a heavy leather backing. |
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| Chain Mail | This armor consists of interlocking metal rings fitted into a flexible material. |
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| Laminated | This armor consists of overlapping metal strips that are linked together. |
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| Banded Mail | This armor consists of overlapping horizontal metal bands that are linked together. |
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| Double Mail | This armor consists of heavy interlocking metal rings that are thicker than normal chain and consequently less flexible. |
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| Plate and Chain | This armor consists of a series of plate reinforcing a chain underlayer. It provides an increase in protection with one a slight loss of flexiblity. |
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| Field Plate | This armor consists of large articulated fitted plates attached with buckles and screws. |
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| Full Plate | This armor consists of heavy large articulated fitted plates that provide complete coverage at the cost of tremendous weight. |
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| Full Helmet | This component covers the entire head, it may be visored or not. The main drawback to this component is its restriction of vision. Location 3-5. |
| Cap | This component covers covers the top of the head only but does not restrict vision. Location 4-5. |
| Coif | This component covers the top and sides of the head, back of the neck and shoulders. Location 4-5, 9. |
| Helm | This component covers the top and sides of the head. It may have a nasel guard. Location 4. |
| Gauntlets | This component covers the hands and forearms. Location 6-7. |
| Gloves | This component covers the hands. Location 6. |
| Brassards | This component covers the upper arms and forearms. Location 7-8. |
| Vambraces | This component covers the forearms. Location 7. |
| Rerebraces | This component covers the upper arms. Location 8. |
| Pauldrons | This component covers the shoulders. Location 9. |
| Haubeck | This component covers the entire upper body and thighs but not the hands. Location 7-14. |
| Corselet | This component covers the shoulders, torso and legs to the knees. Location 9-15. |
| Byrnie | This component covers the shoulders, torso and thighs. Location 9-14. |
| Cuirass | This component covers the shoulder and torso. Location 9-13. |
| Vest | This component covers the torso. Location 10-13 |
| Breastplate | This component covers the shoulders, chest and stomach. Location 9-12. |
| Skirtplate | This component covers the stomach and groin. Location 12-13. |
| Chausses | This component covers the legs and feet. Location 14-18. |
| Leggings | This component covers the legs. Location 14-17. |
| Knee cops | This component covers the knees. Location 15 |
| Demigreaves | The component covers the shins. Location 16. |
| Greaves | This compoent covers the shins and ankles. Location 16-17. |
| Anklets | This component covers the ankles. Location 17. |
| Boots | This component covers the ankles and feet. Location 17-18. |
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Circular metal shield. |
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Circular wooden shield with a metal rim. |
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A metal shield commonly called a heater. |
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A wooden heater shield with a metal rim. |
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A metal shield commonly called a kite. |
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A wooden kite shield with a metal rim. |
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A metal shield commonly called a wall shield. |
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A wooden wall shield with a metal rim. |
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