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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Neonchameleon" data-source="post: 8066972" data-attributes="member: 87792">1: Same six rows by three slots per row.2: Wearing plate disguised is possible but only for the strong.Wearing plate armour takes three rows. Wearing it disguised takes another three rows. But plate has a minimum STR of 15 so it takes a seventh row unless you've a STR of 15.At STR 12 you are encumbered, slow moving, and unable to hold or wield a weapon without disadvantage on all your rolls. It's OK if you sit there on a reinforced chair.At STR 14 if you try holding anything like a sword or even a plate full of food you're so unsteady you're down to 15' of movement. In this case not so much the weight of the food as not crashing into and through someone else.Yes, really rich STR 16+ fighters can have made-to-measure plate armour they can wear under normal clothes (and even get most of the rows back). But it costs a lot of money and requires a lot of strength. Also it in most cases defeats the point of plate armour if you don't also have disguised weapons in there. If you want anything shortsword length that's going to take two rows as well (due to the concealment cost) so you again struggle with the plate of food.The other part is that you're going to be going without gauntlets and your disguise must at the very least explain how your headgear covers most of your face. Also, as mentioned, you need the armour custom-made to your specifications by a master armourer - at a cost of 7500GP (i.e. five times normal cost).So yes, there are some restrictions but they can be overcome - at least to sight and sound. Dancing may be more of a problem. Frankly if a STR 20 fighter  wants to pay 7500GP for disguised plate armour I'm fine with that. It's not something that's at all worthwhile for anyone with a strength less than 18.</blockquote>

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