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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Gorgoroth" data-source="post: 5941115" data-attributes="member: 6674889">.A suit of platemail would also cost more than the entire Shire. I have a friend who makes platemail, it costs 10,000 $ minimum (more like 20k). And up to a whole year to make. Not to mention the costs of the shop...easily a half million in tools and forge implements. And that's now...imagine the costs in medieval times. In Henry the VIIIth time, and Queen Victoria's time, platemail was so expensive only dukes could afford it and would often go into bankruptcy afterwards. They cost as much as a castle!!If we're talking about body coverage and having hole to stabbity stab through the plates, well I agree, perhaps normal plate doesn't cover the backs of the legs or the groin area, whereas field / full plate would. You should watch the shows about historical platemail. People would use maces against plate wearers because swords were just too ineffective, but that's more like DR 5 / bludgeoning than crit immunity.I am starting to agree that DR vs all hits would be slow and agonizing to implement, but avoiding crits to me seems like a no-brainer, especially when you consider the elegance of giving dwarves outright poison immunity. This is along the same vein. If it's too good, make the platemail more expensive. Scalemail or chainmail should not provide this benefit, I completely agree (unless magical or mithril or something). Too many openings to crit through.</blockquote>

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