D&D General How Do D&D Adventurers Dress?

[The Soloist]

Arguably the most beloved character in Dragon Age is just such a dwarf.

Cool! I'll look into it. What is his name? My wife has Dragon AGE disks for the PS3, but I never played.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Cool! I'll look into it. What is his name? My wife has Dragon AGE disks for the PS3, but I never played.

Varric Tethras

Not to be confused with Varick. “There's power in stories, though. That's all history is: The best tales. The ones that last. Might as well be mine.” Varric Tethras (born 9:1 Dragon[2]) is a surface dwarf and member of House Tethras. He is a companion of Hawke in Dragon Age II and a companion of...

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[ShadowedScribe]

Most movies and depictions of people in medieval or fantasy eras are quite drab and colorless. As far as we can tell though, that's not how people actually dressed though. Bright colors were the rule for most people. Outfits we would consider quite flamboyant today were quite common as a display of wealth.

So I don't consider most of the images out of line.

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The issue with the multiple perceptions on this is because the brighter the colour, the more expensive they were. It's why very intense shades like reds or blues were worn mostly by very rich people that could pay for those tinctures, and it's why the poorer commoner, the duller the tunics...

Now me on the other hand... I just go for all black both irl and in DnD

 

[Oofta]

The issue with the multiple perceptions on this is because the brighter the colour, the more expensive they were. It's why very intense shades like reds or blues were worn mostly by very rich people that could pay for those tinctures, and it's why the poorer commoner, the duller the tunics...

Now me on the other hand... I just go for all black both irl and in DnD

Hmm ... that gives me an idea! People are always complaining that PC's don't have anything to spend money on so this could be an opportunity. Sure, you bought that set of "fine clothes", but that fashion is sooo 15 minutes ago! The truly fashionable people of high standards are wearing clothes died with kraken ink!

 

[Belen]

Cool! I'll look into it. What is his name? My wife has Dragon AGE disks for the PS3, but I never played.

Dragon Age: Origins is so much better in a PC. You can usually find the ultimate edition fairly cheap.

 

[Seramus]

10' Pole Fashion is making a comeback, baby!

 

[Weiley31]

Everything you see in anime is feasible attire for adventurers

Yes, INCLUDING THE MAID DRESS.
Of course, everybody knows that Cheesecake is the peak, optimal fashion statement.

Same AC as Platemail and ABSOLUTELY decadent.
(And at $120+tax, it better be).

 

[Weiley31]

10' Pole Fashion is making a comeback, baby!

Whooooah there, I don't HR would approve of that.

 

[Jfdlsjfd]

Items of clothing that can get dirty? Prestidigitation.
Items of clothing that can get torn? Mending.
Smelling bad because you were covered in monster gore? Prestidigation again.

Wearing dirty, brownish, drab clothes is a Fighter thing.

More to the point, I tend to ask my players what their character is wearing. Mostly because my NPCs adhere to the idea that fine feathers make fine birds. The nobleman they meet on the road will address them, or not, depending on what they wear, and in some case wearing the appropriate attire will open them doors. Wearing their military uniform was probably uncomfortable for exploring an old ruin, but it allowed a good roleplaying opporunity when they met a ghost of the same army who had died besieging the fort before it fell to ruins. I hadn't planned for it to happen, but one of the character thought it was appropriate, since they were on an official mission, to dress like this, so I made the ghost react to this.

 

[MGibster]

Items of clothing that can get dirty? Prestidigitation.
Items of clothing that can get torn? Mending.

You can always tell who the Warlock is because they have shabby clothes.

Hmm ... that gives me an idea! People are always complaining that PC's don't have anything to spend money on so this could be an opportunity. Sure, you bought that set of "fine clothes", but that fashion is sooo 15 minutes ago! The truly fashionable people of high standards are wearing clothes died with kraken ink!

Conspicuous consumption is certainly a thing and keeping up with what's in fashion is something that might be important to some characters. I wonder how many players would want to keep up with such things. Lifestyle expenses covers "lodging, food, equipment maintenance, and other necessities," and I'd definitely argue clothing is a necessity. There's likely a difference between how someone looks who lives an Aristocratic lifestyle and one who lives a Modest one. But then a set of fine clothes costs 15 gold. Yowza.