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<blockquote data-quote="Piratecat" data-source="post: 875870" data-attributes="member: 2">No, really! They wanted to make armor grant DR, but they didn't want to change things too much. So in 3.5, armor grants DR - but you get your protection from helms that you bolt, strap or glue to different parts of your body. AC is now HC (Helm Coverage), and works the same way.&nbsp; For instance, you can reasonably affix two helms to a large shield, so (assuming you have those helms attached) it grants HC +2. A person who would normally wear plate mail can fit about seven helms on their body (one on each knee, one as a codpiece, two on your back and two on your belly/chest), so (like plate mail in 3e) it grants HC +7. Sure, there's a penalty to move silently, and an encumbrance factor - but otherwise, it seems to work pretty well.Oddly enough, I can't seem to find any rules in the 3.5 PHB for wearing one of these helms on your head. I'm expecting that they'll cover it in the FAQ.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Piratecat, post: 875870, member: 2"] No, really! They wanted to make armor grant DR, but they didn't want to change things too much. So in 3.5, armor grants DR - but you get your protection from helms that you bolt, strap or glue to different parts of your body. AC is now HC (Helm Coverage), and works the same way. For instance, you can reasonably affix two helms to a large shield, so (assuming you have those helms attached) it grants HC +2. A person who would normally wear plate mail can fit about seven helms on their body (one on each knee, one as a codpiece, two on your back and two on your belly/chest), so (like plate mail in 3e) it grants HC +7. Sure, there's a penalty to move silently, and an encumbrance factor - but otherwise, it seems to work pretty well. Oddly enough, I can't seem to find any rules in the 3.5 PHB for wearing one of these helms on your head. I'm expecting that they'll cover it in the FAQ. [/QUOTE]

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