Armor

Revision as of 04:14, 22 March 2006

Rules Regarding Armor

• 2.2.2 Armor is protective body covering, consisting of period materials.
• 3.3.1 Armor confers one additional hit to the Target Area covered by the Armor. Multiple pieces of Armor on the same Target Area only confer a single hit. A single piece of Armor covering multiple areas confer a hit on each Target Area covered.
• 3.3.2 Armor only protects areas covered.
• 3.3.3 Armor must be of a size to cover a significant portion (approximately one-third) of a Target Area. Armor extending continuously from another Target Area is not required to significantly cover neighboring Target Areas to count as Armor.
• 3.3.4 Weapons that strike both Armored and unarmored Target Areas are considered to have hit the unarmored Target Area.
• 3.3.5 The presence of Armor must be easily discernable to count as Armor.

Materials Allowed for Armor

• Leather that is at least 12 oz. or 3/16" thick
• Steel
• Stainless Steel
• Copper
• Silver
• Iron
• Modern Steel Alloys

Materials Not Allowed for Armor

• Plastic
• Aluminum
• Latex
• Titanium
• Kydex

==Pieces of Armor and What They Cover

• Helm------------------Head
• Gorget----------------Neck
• Spaulder/Pauldron-----Shoulder
• Rerebrace-------------Upper arm
• Couter----------------Elbow
• Vambrace/Bracer------Forearm
• Gauntlet--------------Wrist and hand
• Cuirass/Breastplate----Torso