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<blockquote data-quote="pming" data-source="post: 6529481" data-attributes="member: 45197"><p>Hiya.</p><p></p><p>I'm not sure if someone has mentioned this or not (didn't read every page), but my players PC's had a little scrap with about 6 hobgoblins plus a leader with plate mail. The PC's won (they were about level 3 I think then), after a decent fight. Anyway, the paladin naturally asked about the plate armor. I told him that, yes, he was roughly the right size, and that, yes, with a few adjustments by an armorer it could be fitted for his wyr frame (Wyr in my world are "lizard-like" guys...sort of like dragonborn, without the dragon stuff; <a href="https://paeleen.obsidianportal.com/wikis/main-page" target="_blank">https://paeleen.obsidianportal.com/wikis/main-page</a> ). </p><p></p><p>That said, I also informed him that it would be quite "socially detrimental" to him. It is, after all, <em>hobgoblin made and styled</em> plate mail. Hobgoblins are nasty, dangerous, bloodthirsty killers who eat other sentient races (with children being a delicacy). Now, maybe other DM's just let all that slide, but last time I did that was probably over 20 years ago. Since then, I make a point to make the player write down "hobgoblin plate mail", or "orcish scale armor", or "ogre great-axe"... anything not of the normally acceptable "civilized races" of the world in question. Using, wearing or otherwise toting around in plain view of such monsterous and evil equipment has some very real social and political, uh, "difficulties".</p><p></p><p>The paladin opted to just sell it for scrap and save up for more heroic and 'good' looking stuff. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>^_^</p><p></p><p>Paul L. Ming</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pming, post: 6529481, member: 45197"] Hiya. I'm not sure if someone has mentioned this or not (didn't read every page), but my players PC's had a little scrap with about 6 hobgoblins plus a leader with plate mail. The PC's won (they were about level 3 I think then), after a decent fight. Anyway, the paladin naturally asked about the plate armor. I told him that, yes, he was roughly the right size, and that, yes, with a few adjustments by an armorer it could be fitted for his wyr frame (Wyr in my world are "lizard-like" guys...sort of like dragonborn, without the dragon stuff; [url]https://paeleen.obsidianportal.com/wikis/main-page[/url] ). That said, I also informed him that it would be quite "socially detrimental" to him. It is, after all, [I]hobgoblin made and styled[/I] plate mail. Hobgoblins are nasty, dangerous, bloodthirsty killers who eat other sentient races (with children being a delicacy). Now, maybe other DM's just let all that slide, but last time I did that was probably over 20 years ago. Since then, I make a point to make the player write down "hobgoblin plate mail", or "orcish scale armor", or "ogre great-axe"... anything not of the normally acceptable "civilized races" of the world in question. Using, wearing or otherwise toting around in plain view of such monsterous and evil equipment has some very real social and political, uh, "difficulties". The paladin opted to just sell it for scrap and save up for more heroic and 'good' looking stuff. :) ^_^ Paul L. Ming [/QUOTE]
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