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Message: <blockquote data-quote="yoippari" data-source="post: 1797845" data-attributes="member: 24371">So does that mean that mithril, when stabbed, will not break but will still allow the point of a spear to skewer the wearer of mithril armor? Metal is metal, if it is going to protect against a stab or slice then it will have to be hard enough to stop a melee weapon. The rings will not bend. If they do then you bought a bad piece of armor that will need the rings straightened constantly.Flexibility is in the weave. The most common (historically) are euro 4-1 and a couple of japanese weaves which are vastly different from european weaves in both use and design. Since this is not europe, or even earth for that matter, it is feasable that different cultures would make what works best for them. Since function rules the day, they would most likely use very similar weaves to what we have used.Rant alert!The dark elven maille looks to be completely useless as armor due to its density. It would however make a nice heavy alternative to a plate. The normal elven maille looks very impractical. The bars that seem to be crossing each of the large rings would need to be welded in and while filling in the hole in the large ring they would also make it flex strangely. A sheet of "elven chain mail" would likely flex in line with the bars since the smaller rings could move along side it but not across it. This would not be very flexible IMHO.The biggest problem I see with the woman in elven chain is that with such a form fitting suit one hit from a mace and whe would be dead. There is no bludgeoning protection, no padding. Maille only helps prevent cutting and piercing, not blunt force. It is a common myth that maille will protect the wearer from a bullet or even from a sword. So some candidate for "Jackass" puts on a maille bracer and has a friend hit him with a hatchet. Tadaa! Broken arm.Sorry for the rant. False beliefs surrounding fantasy settings (dnd, movies, novelty shops) are a pet peeve of mine.</blockquote>

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