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<blockquote data-quote="Gorgon Zee" data-source="post: 8610644" data-attributes="member: 75787">I'm not sure it makes sense to distinguish so many types of armor when you are assuming they all have exactly the same property (a single &quot;armor&quot; stat). Especially since that seems to imply that it increases the chance of an attack missing you, which is probably exactly the opposite of what the &quot;armor&quot; stat measures.Is the &quot;armor&quot; value meant to be reduction in damage? If so the list makes more sense. But honestly it makes more sense to separate the two out -- or even add a third category: &quot;resistant to major wounds&quot;. A helm pretty much defends against major wounds; plate mail reduces damage but makes you easier to hit; and a shield makes you harder to hit (since you hit the shield instead) but doesn't do any reduction if the attack actually hits you.If all you are talking about is damage reduction, just go with no light, medium and heavy, and have the armor modifier distinguish between chain mail and re-inforced chain mail or whatever terms make sense for the era you are simulating.My preference, if I was to see a list of 10 different armors, is for them to be qualitatively different. I'd like to be choosing between &quot;I get hit all the time, but it doesn't do as much damage&quot; and &quot;Most hits miss me, but when they connect, I'm in trouble&quot;. Otherwise, it just seems like it's a measure of quality.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Gorgon Zee, post: 8610644, member: 75787"] I'm not sure it makes sense to distinguish so many types of armor when you are assuming they all have exactly the same property (a single "armor" stat). Especially since that seems to imply that it increases the chance of an attack missing you, which is probably exactly the opposite of what the "armor" stat measures. Is the "armor" value meant to be reduction in damage? If so the list makes more sense. But honestly it makes more sense to separate the two out -- or even add a third category: "resistant to major wounds". A helm pretty much defends against major wounds; plate mail reduces damage but makes you easier to hit; and a shield makes you harder to hit (since you hit the shield instead) but doesn't do any reduction if the attack actually hits you. If all you are talking about is damage reduction, just go with no light, medium and heavy, and have the armor modifier distinguish between[I] chain mail[/I] and[I] re-inforced chain[/I] [I]mail [/I]or whatever terms make sense for the era you are simulating. My preference, if I was to see a list of 10 different armors, is for them to be qualitatively different. I'd like to be choosing between "I get hit all the time, but it doesn't do as much damage" and "Most hits miss me, but when they connect, I'm in trouble". Otherwise, it just seems like it's a measure of quality. [/QUOTE]

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