iwatt
First Post
Nobody uses medium armors. Medium armors get almost the same penalties that heavy armor, and no tradeoff. Every character I have made looks at 3 possibilities:
- Teapot (full plate and +1 dex, low mobility)
- Mithril Chainshirt ( good armor, high mobility, high dex)
- No armor (High dex, maybe padded)
In order to make medium armors an attractive posibility, i suggest the following house rules:
Light Armor:
In combat: Speed 30', run at 4x.
Outside of Combat: Speed 30'
Medium Armor:
In combat: Speed 30', can only run at 3x.
Outside of Combat: Speed 20'
Heavy Armor:
In combat: Speed 20', can only run at 3x.
Outside of Combat: Speed 20'
Has anybody used something similar? How has it worked out for you? Any obvious balance problems?
Basically, I want to return to Barbarian Hide armors and Dwarven Banded Mail from 2e. And chainmail. The Chainshirt never existed before 3e.
- Teapot (full plate and +1 dex, low mobility)
- Mithril Chainshirt ( good armor, high mobility, high dex)
- No armor (High dex, maybe padded)
In order to make medium armors an attractive posibility, i suggest the following house rules:
Light Armor:
In combat: Speed 30', run at 4x.
Outside of Combat: Speed 30'
Medium Armor:
In combat: Speed 30', can only run at 3x.
Outside of Combat: Speed 20'
Heavy Armor:
In combat: Speed 20', can only run at 3x.
Outside of Combat: Speed 20'
Has anybody used something similar? How has it worked out for you? Any obvious balance problems?
Basically, I want to return to Barbarian Hide armors and Dwarven Banded Mail from 2e. And chainmail. The Chainshirt never existed before 3e.