-- CONAN IN A TOGA AND SCALE --
Here's a pic of Conan in what he might wear in Argos.
He wears a toga, but you can't see the top as it is covered by his armor. Note his bare arms. You can see the skirt of the toga flap around his legs.
Around his waist, he wears a horse-hair girdle. Conan must not have much money. I'm sure the girdle does its job, keeping his weapon belt from digging into his skin and cutting off the circulation. On his left hip, you can see part of the scabbard for the war sword he carries You can tell that the weapon is war sword not only by its sheer size but also by the hilt that is long enough to accommodate two-handed swings.
His feet, although you can't see them, are covered by heavy leather boots. He's tied cloth with leather straps up to his knees to act as stockings.
On his left wrist, he sports a brass bracer. It's not very long (some cover half of the forearm), which, again, tells me that Conan, in this pic, is low on coin. But, the bracer is hard metal, on his shield hand, that offers at least some protection against incoming thrusts of an enemy's blade.
On his right wrist, he has tied up leather straps. He may use the straps for armor maintenance and the like, but it serves a dual purpose soaking up sweat on his weapon hand--a slim measure to keep his weapon hilt dry during combat.
It looks like Conan, as he is known to do, has spent the majority of his coin on his main equipment--his sword and his armor. The base price for a war sword is 150 pieces of silver, no small sum. Conan prizes his weapon over armor, so that is where the Cimmerian would spend most of his wealth.
His armor is Argossean scale. Scale corselets like this are very popular among mercenaries. They start out around 100 silver pieces.
Note that Conan doesn't even have a coin purse, unless it hangs around his neck, under his armor, or fits on his weapon belt at the small of his back. The fact that Conan doesn't have a second weapon showing--which he always has when able--tells me that he can't afford a knife or dagger (maybe he has one attached to his boot).
Methinks that what wealth he has left, he is wearing: The thick earring hanging from his right lobe, the metal band around his left bicept, and to a lesser extent, the brass bracer on his left wrist. It is these things that he will trade when he bargains for ale or a stick of beef in the taverns of Messantia.
Game-stat wise:
The War Sword does 1d12 damage and a Critical Threat on a 19 or 20. Armor Piercing = 3.
The Scale Corselet protects him to the tune of Damage Reduction = 5. Maximum DEX bonus is +3. And, his speed is reduced to 25' per round (normally 30' per round) due to the restrictions of the armor.
The brass bracer, the earring, and the arm band are worth whatever can get for them. It depends on who he is selling them to, the circumstances of the trade, and Conan's skill at bargaining.
Here's a pic of Conan in what he might wear in Argos.
He wears a toga, but you can't see the top as it is covered by his armor. Note his bare arms. You can see the skirt of the toga flap around his legs.
Around his waist, he wears a horse-hair girdle. Conan must not have much money. I'm sure the girdle does its job, keeping his weapon belt from digging into his skin and cutting off the circulation. On his left hip, you can see part of the scabbard for the war sword he carries You can tell that the weapon is war sword not only by its sheer size but also by the hilt that is long enough to accommodate two-handed swings.
His feet, although you can't see them, are covered by heavy leather boots. He's tied cloth with leather straps up to his knees to act as stockings.
On his left wrist, he sports a brass bracer. It's not very long (some cover half of the forearm), which, again, tells me that Conan, in this pic, is low on coin. But, the bracer is hard metal, on his shield hand, that offers at least some protection against incoming thrusts of an enemy's blade.
On his right wrist, he has tied up leather straps. He may use the straps for armor maintenance and the like, but it serves a dual purpose soaking up sweat on his weapon hand--a slim measure to keep his weapon hilt dry during combat.
It looks like Conan, as he is known to do, has spent the majority of his coin on his main equipment--his sword and his armor. The base price for a war sword is 150 pieces of silver, no small sum. Conan prizes his weapon over armor, so that is where the Cimmerian would spend most of his wealth.
His armor is Argossean scale. Scale corselets like this are very popular among mercenaries. They start out around 100 silver pieces.
Note that Conan doesn't even have a coin purse, unless it hangs around his neck, under his armor, or fits on his weapon belt at the small of his back. The fact that Conan doesn't have a second weapon showing--which he always has when able--tells me that he can't afford a knife or dagger (maybe he has one attached to his boot).
Methinks that what wealth he has left, he is wearing: The thick earring hanging from his right lobe, the metal band around his left bicept, and to a lesser extent, the brass bracer on his left wrist. It is these things that he will trade when he bargains for ale or a stick of beef in the taverns of Messantia.
Game-stat wise:
The War Sword does 1d12 damage and a Critical Threat on a 19 or 20. Armor Piercing = 3.
The Scale Corselet protects him to the tune of Damage Reduction = 5. Maximum DEX bonus is +3. And, his speed is reduced to 25' per round (normally 30' per round) due to the restrictions of the armor.
The brass bracer, the earring, and the arm band are worth whatever can get for them. It depends on who he is selling them to, the circumstances of the trade, and Conan's skill at bargaining.
