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Playing the Game: Combat ARMOR AVAILABLE IN THEQ KNOWN WORLD The Armor on this list (a partial list, at that) is described by the ‘suit,’ in effect a complete outfit that is usually calledharness a . Armor is not that different from clothing (and indeed clothing is included on this list), in the sense that it not only has a function to protect the wearer but also reflects the style and fashions of the material Culture in which the wearer lives. It’s also simpler to describe armor as a suit or harness rather than having you buy and track each individual piece of armor that you are wearing, which can get very complicated with as many Hit Locations as there are in Artesia AKW. There is, however, a short list of individual pieces with which you can customize the harnesses listed here. The listings include a description of the outfit, its base weight, the protective value of the outfit, and its cost. Armor Type is listed in cases where the armor shapes damage; this is Mail, Scale, or Plate, and refers to the predominant armor type used. Guides should use discretion in applying Armor Type to individual hit locations; some common sense can be applied (a warrior wearing leather gloves should receive a leather Armor Type benefit when hit in the hands, regardless of the armor worn). The protective value is listed as Cut/Puncture/Impact protection. Each harness has an Overall Protective Value, but may also have Exposed body parts (with no protection), Weak Points, and Strong Points. The armor listed here is pre-manufactured munition armor – bought off the rack, so to speak. Custom fitted armor costs 1.5 times the list price, and weighs 5 lbs less. The costs listed here are the base costs for the region in which the armor is made, and you should roll to determine the availability and quality of armor when you go to buy it; an item whose name is listed in italic must be imported into the Middle Kingdoms region (see Appendix C). Simple Clothing Strong: Legs, Feet (leather boots) 4/2/3 Cuirboilli Panoply Culturally appropriate mild weather gear: a shirt or Leather Clothing An archaic form of armor that can still be found amongst sleeved tunic with breeches or pants for men, blouse barbarians or in treasure troves or as heirlooms: a cuirass Culturally appropriate leatherwear, either as outdoor and skirt or dress for women, with leather-soled shoes. with tassets (protection for stomach and thighs), gear, hunting wear, or even tooled and embossed Weight 5 lbs. Cost by SL of outfit (see Appendix C). vambraces (for the forearms), greaves (for the legs), and Courtly wear in some Cultures: a leather jacket or tunic, Overall: 1/1/1 a casque helmet, all made from boiled leather. Weight leather breeches or pants, and light boots, or perhaps a Exposed: Head, Face, Neck, Hands 0/0/0 30 lbs. Cost 3g. padded jacket with leather sleeves. Weight 12 lbs. Cost Strong: Feet (shoes) 2/2/1 2s/SL of outfit. Overall: 5/4/3 Reinforced Clothing Overall: 3/2/2 Exposed: Face, Neck, Shoulders, Hands, Thighs 0/0/0 Culturally appropriate layered clothing: perhaps Exposed: Head, Face, Neck, Hands 0/0/0 City Company harness pourpoint doublets for men or brocaded or embroidered Light infantry armor common to urban militias in the outer dresses for women, providing somewhat better Leathers and furs Middle Kingdoms and the League of Cities: a jack with protection. Can include outdoor gear, work clothes, Barbarian-wear from the Far North: leather clothes a few plate pieces such as poleyns or elbow cops tied to and elaborate Courtly clothing. Weight 10 lbs. Cost by either layered or backed by fur, designed primarily for quilted cloth, with a light celata. Weight 30 lb. Cost SL of outfit (see Appendix C). winter weather and usually including a plushy fur hat. 5g5s. Overall: 2/2/2 Weight 30 lbs. Cost 30s. Overall: 4/2/3 Overall: 4/3/4 Exposed: Head, Face, Hands 0/0/0 Exposed: Face, Neck 0/0/0 Exposed 0/0/0 : Face, Hands Weak: 1/1/1 2/2/1 Winter Clothing Legs (cloth) Feet (shoes) Strong: 9/4/5 Culturally appropriate winter clothing: a thick jacket or Leather Hauberk Head, Chest (helmet & jack) Perhaps the most basic kind of armor: a leather hauberk overcoat or wool sweater, and includes boots, a hat, and Brigandine perhaps a scarf. Weight 15 lbs. Cost by SL of outfit (see worn over a light layer of quilted cloth, with wrist guards Light field armor for poor soldiers or brigands: a Appendix C). and stiff leather boots. Weight 18 lbs. Cost 1g. brigandine with quilted sleeves, perhaps plate or Overall: 3/3/3 Overall: 4/2/3 cuirboilli pieces, leather pants and boots, and a light Exposed: Face, Hands 0/0/0 Exposed: Head, Face, Neck, Hands 0/0/0 A crossbowman of A mercenary of A courtesan A corsair in A Djar Mael raider An Av-Ruad warrior, the City Company the Marauder Free in simple (but leather clothing. in a studded leather of the Black, in expensive) garb. hauberk. of Collywn, in their Company, in a a heavy irregular typical harness. highland pike harness. harness. 180 Adventures in the Known World Playing the Game: Combat Panoply helmet such as a bascinet or casque or a mail hood. an antiquated air: a mail hauberk with wrought-iron An archaic form of armor once popular throughout the Type: Scale. Weight 33 lbs. Cost 6g5s. plate or cuirboilli bracers, cuisses, poleyns, and greaves, Mera Argenta during the Golden Age, of either bronze Overall: 4/2/3 and an open helmet. Type: Mail. Weight 50 lbs. Cost or wrought iron: cuirass with tassets, tassets at the 7g. Exposed: Face, Neck 0/0/0 shoulders, vambraces, greaves, and barbuta. Type: Plate. Overall: 8/5/5 Strong: Head, Chest (helmet & brigandine) 10/6/7 Weight 45 lbs. Cost 7g. Exposed: Face, Hands 0/0/0 Overall: 9/5/5 League Pikeman’s harness Buff coat with steel cuirass, reinforced leather gauntlets, Light Imperial Line harness Exposed: Neck, Shoulders, Hands, Thighs 0/0/0 morion or kettle hat, and leather shoes; generally found Armor made for the foot soldiers of the Thessid-Golan Infantry half-harness only in the League’s city pike companies. Type: Plate Empire: a mail-and-plate hauberk worn over a gambeson Common form of plate armor for foot soldiers: a half- (helmet & cuirass only). 35 lbs. Cost 7g. and greaves, with reinforced boots and a mail-coifed harness with reinforced breeches, leather boots, and a Overall: 6/5/4 nasal-bar helm. Type: Mail. Weight 43 lbs. Cost 8g. bascinet or casque. Type: Plate. Weight 40 lbs. Cost Overall: 9/5/5 Exposed: Face, Neck 0/0/0 9g10s. Exposed 0/0/0 Weak: Legs (cloth) 1/1/1 Feet (shoes) 2/2/1 : Hands Overall: 11/6/6 Strong: Head, Chest (helmet & cuirass) 11/6/6 Weak: Face (nasal bar) 3/0/2 Feet (boots) 3/2/3 Exposed: Face, Hands 0/0/0 Light Irregular harness Highland pike harness Weak: Groin, Thighs, Legs, Feet (breeches & boots) 3/2/3 A patchwork armor often worn by poor soldiers, Foot armor for pikemen common to the Daradj bandits, brigands, or pirates; a Penny-plate coat or heavy Highlands: a full collar w/spaulders, reinforced gambeson Infantry officer harness reinforced lamellar hauberk with vambraces and boots, or brigandine, cuisses and poleyns, leather gauntlets and Superior form of plate armor for foot soldiers: a half- worn over light quilted cloth or leathers, with hat or boots, and a bascinet or casque. Type: Scale (some Plate harness with mail or jack skirt, gauntlets, cuisses & bandana. Type: Scale. Weight 30 lbs. Cost 4g10s. pieces). Weight 40 lbs. Cost 8g10s. poleyns, light leather boots, and a bascinet or casque. Overall: 10/6/7 Overall: 6/3/5 Type: Plate. Weight 48 lbs. Cost 11g. Exposed 0/0/0 Exposed: Face, Neck, Hands 0/0/0 : Face Overall: 11/6/6 Weak: Hands, Arms, Legs, Feet (sleeves, gloves & boots) Weak: Head, Arms, Legs, Feet (Leathers) 4/2/3 Exposed: Face 0/0/0 4/2/3 Heavy Irregular harness Weak: Stomach, Groin (mail skirt) 7/5/5 Legs, Feet (boots) 3/2/3 A basic armor for poor soldiers: a mail hauberk or jack Plate-and-brigandine with leather backings and boots and a simple bascinet or Armor built around a brigandine: a long brigandine, Daradj three-quarter harness plate collar, bracers, cuisses, and poleyns, leather mail hood. Type: Mail. Weight 40 lbs. Cost 5g. Armor common to the Daradjan Highlands: a three- gauntlets and boots and a casque helmet. Type: Scale Overall: 7/4/5 quarter-harness over pourpoint with leather boots and (some Plate pieces). Weight 45 lbs. Cost 9g. Exposed: Face, Hands 0/0/0 gauntlets and a casque or open helmet. Type: Plate. Overall: 10/6/7 Weak: Legs, Feet (Leather Boots) 4/2/3 Weight 55 lbs. Cost 11g10s. Exposed: Face 0/0/0 Overall: 11/6/6 Mail harness Weak: Hands, Legs, Feet (gloves & boots) 4/2/3 Exposed: Face 0/0/0 A slightly better armor for irregular foot soldiers: a mail Weak: Hands, Legs, Feet (gloves & boots) 4/2/3 hauberk with leather backings or quilted gambeson, Horseman’s plate-and-brigandine greaves, and open helmet. Type: Mail. Weight 45 lbs. Armor built around a brigandine: a long brigandine, Daradj three-quarter bannerman’s harness plate bracers, cuisses, and poleyns, leather gauntlets and Cost 6g.
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