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<blockquote data-quote="Iry" data-source="post: 7038303" data-attributes="member: 6777378"><p>What does it actually feel like to sleep in armor?</p><p></p><p><strong>Padded, Leather, Studded Leather:</strong> More comfortable than sleeping in straight clothing. Even kept me warm. I enjoyed this! The studs could scrape on rocks, but this was negligible.</p><p></p><p><strong>Hide:</strong> Starting to get stiff, if we're assuming tough hide made to soak attacks and not supple hide. Got a little hot for comfort, but otherwise no big deal. Still better than sleeping on the ground!</p><p></p><p><strong>Chain Shirt, Scale Mail:</strong> Had padding underneath, so better than sleeping on the ground with normal clothes. You're probably starting to see a trend. Woke up due to scraping the ground whenever I would roll over, but it didn't really bother me.</p><p></p><p><strong>Breastplate, Half Plate</strong>: First sets of armor that felt weird to me because it was so stiff. But I got used to it pretty quickly. Might have counted as only light sleep, and could add up to exhaustion over several days. But no big deal for one night, and definitely better than sleeping on the ground! The armor looked like <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> afterwards, but it was completely functional and so was I.</p><p></p><p><strong>Ring Mail, Chain Mail:</strong> Really comfortable. Warm and toasty with padding. Might have been miserable if I was also sleeping out in the rain, but I think exposure to the elements is the biggest negative for everyone, not sleeping in your armor. It's consistently been easier to sleep in a variety of armors than the ground, unless that ground was a really comfortable bed of grass (and then that gets itchy).</p><p></p><p><strong>Splint, Full Plate:</strong> Sorry, have not tried sleeping in these armors yet.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Iry, post: 7038303, member: 6777378"] What does it actually feel like to sleep in armor? [B]Padded, Leather, Studded Leather:[/B] More comfortable than sleeping in straight clothing. Even kept me warm. I enjoyed this! The studs could scrape on rocks, but this was negligible. [B]Hide:[/B] Starting to get stiff, if we're assuming tough hide made to soak attacks and not supple hide. Got a little hot for comfort, but otherwise no big deal. Still better than sleeping on the ground! [B]Chain Shirt, Scale Mail:[/B] Had padding underneath, so better than sleeping on the ground with normal clothes. You're probably starting to see a trend. Woke up due to scraping the ground whenever I would roll over, but it didn't really bother me. [B]Breastplate, Half Plate[/B]: First sets of armor that felt weird to me because it was so stiff. But I got used to it pretty quickly. Might have counted as only light sleep, and could add up to exhaustion over several days. But no big deal for one night, and definitely better than sleeping on the ground! The armor looked like :):):):) afterwards, but it was completely functional and so was I. [B]Ring Mail, Chain Mail:[/B] Really comfortable. Warm and toasty with padding. Might have been miserable if I was also sleeping out in the rain, but I think exposure to the elements is the biggest negative for everyone, not sleeping in your armor. It's consistently been easier to sleep in a variety of armors than the ground, unless that ground was a really comfortable bed of grass (and then that gets itchy). [B]Splint, Full Plate:[/B] Sorry, have not tried sleeping in these armors yet. [/QUOTE]
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