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Message: <blockquote data-quote="SylverFlame" data-source="post: 1228327" data-attributes="member: 8423">For AnthonyJRead the rest of the post. I said MODERN rifles will blow through armour. NOT muskets and such. Flintlocks and other black powder rifles (as I mentioned) would be useless until the enemy were within about 70 feet, give or take (though likely less).Now, if you are using modern rifles, then you should (theoretically) have modern armour (like kevlar) to compensate. If you do not have that, then you likely don't have any armour to stop your rifles, and the issue of DR for armour in your campaign becomes moot.Seeing as how the giant example is becoming prevelant, you can see how DnD is not a realistic system in any way. If you get hit by a large chunk of wood moving at high speed, a good solid hit will shatter your bones and kill. Squish, you're dead, roll new character. Since this is not the case, realism is gone.Just because of that, I don't feel DR should apply. Wearing Plate or Leather won't matter when that giant club hits you with the force of a car travelling at speed. Whichever you're wearing, you are not going to walk away. In fact, the leather would be better as you can move out of the way easier and avoid the hit all together, or at least roll with it, in which case you only have some of your bones shattered.</blockquote>