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<blockquote data-quote="hong" data-source="post: 52878" data-attributes="member: 537">To recap, this subthread started because I noted how most depictions of heroes in modern fantasy, and even in myth and legend, rarely feature them encumbered by heavy armour. The only people who wear plate tend to be the bad guys. What you are essentially saying is that yes, I'm right. So, thanks. I think. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />(Although you are actually incorrect. In _The Return of the King_, Imrahil, prince of Dol Amroth, alerts the Rohirrim to the fact that Eowyn is still alive by pointing out the mist of her breath on his vambrace. So one good guy, at least, wears plate armour. However, Imrahil is at best a minor character, so the point still stands.)This would be relevant if we were talking about simulating history. However, we're not. You'll note that one of the examples I gave previously of mooks wearing armour was the stormtroopers in Star Wars.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="hong, post: 52878, member: 537"] To recap, this subthread started because I noted how most depictions of heroes in modern fantasy, and even in myth and legend, rarely feature them encumbered by heavy armour. The only people who wear plate tend to be the bad guys. What you are essentially saying is that yes, I'm right. So, thanks. I think. :) (Although you are actually incorrect. In _The Return of the King_, Imrahil, prince of Dol Amroth, alerts the Rohirrim to the fact that Eowyn is still alive by pointing out the mist of her breath on his vambrace. So one good guy, at least, wears plate armour. However, Imrahil is at best a minor character, so the point still stands.) This would be relevant if we were talking about simulating history. However, we're not. You'll note that one of the examples I gave previously of mooks wearing armour was the stormtroopers in Star Wars. [/QUOTE]

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