The "I Didn't Comment in Another Thread" Thread

[Staffan]

There was also piecemeal armor rules in some 2E book. I forget which one. Maybe the complete gladiator's or fighter's book. I don't remember where, but I remember using it.

Complete Fighter's Handbook, and reprinted in Dark Sun.

They'd be hard to transfer over to later systems, because 2e basically only cared about AC and weight regarding armor. Later editions get a little more detailed with things like penalties to certain checks, limits on how Dex applies, and so on. Also, some of the armors are essentially pre-made piecemeal armors – e.g. breastplate "consists of a fitted metal chest piece worn with supple leather."

 

[MarkB]

Now that is a fun idea.

Let's see...

Duet between Edward Norton and Brad Pitt:

Together: We don't talk about Fight Club no, no, no.
We don't talk about Fight Club. BUT-
Norton: There I was on a plane
(Pitt: There we were on a plane)
Norton: High above all the clouds in the sky.
Pitt: There I was sat by this dumb nerdy guy-
Norton: Hey, you tellin' this story or am I?

Someone else take it from there.

 

[Thomas Shey]

so, it's been a while but does D&D even have stats for individual pieces of armor? I think GURPS does in one of the books

Its not particularly common in modern games, but it once was moreso: of modern games that do it, GURPS, Hero System and Savage Worlds do so, as does RuneQuest. You'll note most of those have a very long lifespan.

 

[Deset Gled]

Fight Club, movie release date in Canada - Oct, 1999.

Yet another reason the 90's are the peak of our species.

Bah, Fight Club is overrated. I see you ironically commercialized "You are not your job" speech and raise you:

"Choose life. Choose a job. Choose a career. Choose a family. Choose a @@@@ing big television, Choose washing machines, cars, compact disc players, and electrical tin openers. Choose good health, low cholesterol and dental insurance. Choose fixed-interest mortgage repayments. Choose a starter home. Choose your friends. Choose leisure wear and matching luggage. Choose a three piece suite on hire purchase in a range of @@@@ing fabrics. Choose DIY and wondering who the @@@@ you are on a Sunday morning. Choose sitting on that couch watching mind-numbing spirit-crushing game shows, stuffing @@@@ing junk food into your mouth. Choose rotting away at the end of it all, pissing your last in a miserable home, nothing more than an embarrassment to the selfish, @@@@ed-up brats you have spawned to replace yourselves. Choose your future. Choose life...

But why would I want to do a thing like that? I chose not to choose life: I chose something else. "

 

[trappedslider]

Complete Fighter's Handbook, and reprinted in Dark Sun.

They'd be hard to transfer over to later systems, because 2e basically only cared about AC and weight regarding armor. Later editions get a little more detailed with things like penalties to certain checks, limits on how Dex applies, and so on. Also, some of the armors are essentially pre-made piecemeal armors – e.g. breastplate "consists of a fitted metal chest piece worn with supple leather."

Is the weight broken down by each individual piece or a total? It seems to me that in theory unless you outright state it that your PC could be going without the helmet or any face covering or in theory any actual piece.

Also, these are supposed to be Scarlett Johansson as a dungeons and dragons fantasy warrior, and I'm sure there are all kinds of little things about the pics that are off

Spoiler

 

[Scribe]

Bah, Fight Club is overrated. I see you ironically commercialized "You are not your job" speech and raise you:

"Choose life. Choose a job. Choose a career. Choose a family. Choose a @@@@ing big television, Choose washing machines, cars, compact disc players, and electrical tin openers. Choose good health, low cholesterol and dental insurance. Choose fixed-interest mortgage repayments. Choose a starter home. Choose your friends. Choose leisure wear and matching luggage. Choose a three piece suite on hire purchase in a range of @@@@ing fabrics. Choose DIY and wondering who the @@@@ you are on a Sunday morning. Choose sitting on that couch watching mind-numbing spirit-crushing game shows, stuffing @@@@ing junk food into your mouth. Choose rotting away at the end of it all, pissing your last in a miserable home, nothing more than an embarrassment to the selfish, @@@@ed-up brats you have spawned to replace yourselves. Choose your future. Choose life...

But why would I want to do a thing like that? I chose not to choose life: I chose something else. "

Released: 1997
Album: Choose Life
Artist: P.F.Project

Trainspotting - 96

The 90's.

 

[Deset Gled]

Released: 1997
Album: Choose Life
Artist: P.F.Project

Trainspotting - 96

The 90's.

A significant part of my CD collection in the 90s was movie soundtracks. This was one of them.

 

[Staffan]

Is the weight broken down by each individual piece or a total? It seems to me that in theory unless you outright state it that your PC could be going without the helmet or any face covering or in theory any actual piece.

The 2e armor rules in general only gave armor a total AC and total weight. Helmets, as far as I can tell, were mainly ornamental – using them didn't affect your AC (I believe 1e had rules about monsters attacking unarmored heads, but 2e removed those). So let's say chain mail gives AC 5 (so 5 points of bonus from the base of 10), and weighs 40 lbs. Then piecemeal would be something like:
Torso: 2 points, 16 lbs.
Both legs: 2 points, 16 lbs
One leg: 1 point, 8 lbs
Both arms: 1 point, 8 lbs
One arm: 0 points, 4 lbs

Then you'd sum up the total points and subtract from 10 to get the AC offered by the armor.

 

[Ryujin]

The 2e armor rules in general only gave armor a total AC and total weight. Helmets, as far as I can tell, were mainly ornamental – using them didn't affect your AC (I believe 1e had rules about monsters attacking unarmored heads, but 2e removed those). So let's say chain mail gives AC 5 (so 5 points of bonus from the base of 10), and weighs 40 lbs. Then piecemeal would be something like:
Torso: 2 points, 16 lbs.
Both legs: 2 points, 16 lbs
One leg: 1 point, 8 lbs
Both arms: 1 point, 8 lbs
One arm: 0 points, 4 lbs

Then you'd sum up the total points and subtract from 10 to get the AC offered by the armor.

In 1e, if you weren't wearing a helmet, then 5/6 attacks went to your head.

 

[payn]

A significant part of my CD collection in the 90s was movie soundtracks. This was one of them.

One of the absolute 90's best!