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<blockquote data-quote="Laurefindel" data-source="post: 7576236" data-attributes="member: 67296"><p>Good question, but my guess would be that people didn't buy armour. Nobles and city states would commission them for their armies from their vassals and serfs, and later via specialized masters. For a long time, a chain suit <em>was</em> the heaviest armor there was, so not your average Joe's armour.</p><p></p><p>There was probably a short period in early renaissance where economy was democratized enough and armour hadn't yet fallen out of fashion where one could simply purchase armour from your local dealership, but I would guess that like weapons, armours would go through a dozen masters before being delivered. The guy who purified the iron probably wasn't the same as the guy who thinned it, who wasn't the guy who hardened it into steel, who wasn't the guy who shaped the helmet, who wasn't the guy who shaped the breastplate, who wasn't the guy who polished the steel, who wasn't the guy who etched it, who wasn't the guy who fitted the straps, who wasn't the guy who made the straps nor the buckles, etc. Earlier armours would probably go through less hands, but it would correspond to the feudal era were common folk would not be able to purchase any form of armours they wouldn't make themselves, and where nobles would just commission to their serfs.</p><p></p><p>To make a long story short, I don't think D&D smithing and economy has much equivalent until the early 19th century.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Laurefindel, post: 7576236, member: 67296"] Good question, but my guess would be that people didn't buy armour. Nobles and city states would commission them for their armies from their vassals and serfs, and later via specialized masters. For a long time, a chain suit [I]was[/I] the heaviest armor there was, so not your average Joe's armour. There was probably a short period in early renaissance where economy was democratized enough and armour hadn't yet fallen out of fashion where one could simply purchase armour from your local dealership, but I would guess that like weapons, armours would go through a dozen masters before being delivered. The guy who purified the iron probably wasn't the same as the guy who thinned it, who wasn't the guy who hardened it into steel, who wasn't the guy who shaped the helmet, who wasn't the guy who shaped the breastplate, who wasn't the guy who polished the steel, who wasn't the guy who etched it, who wasn't the guy who fitted the straps, who wasn't the guy who made the straps nor the buckles, etc. Earlier armours would probably go through less hands, but it would correspond to the feudal era were common folk would not be able to purchase any form of armours they wouldn't make themselves, and where nobles would just commission to their serfs. To make a long story short, I don't think D&D smithing and economy has much equivalent until the early 19th century. [/QUOTE]
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