Brigandine is a fairly heavy and sturdy type of armor. Instead, I use jack of plate:I just have to pretend it’s a brigandine
Jack of plate and brigandine are very nearly the same design. A jack is perhaps a bit less sturdy and a bit more flexible, but fundamentally they’re both textile garments with small overlapping metal plates lining the inside. The fact that the plates are riveted on instead of sewn on in the case of brigandine is what makes it resemble “studded leather.”Brigandine is a fairly heavy and sturdy type of armor. Instead, I use jack of plate:
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Yes. But the fact that it actually is a coat of metal plates, definitely makes it not a light armour!Jack of plate and brigandine are very nearly the same design. A jack is perhaps a bit less sturdy and a bit more flexible, but fundamentally they’re both textile garments with small overlapping metal plates lining the inside. The fact that the plates are riveted on instead of sewn on in the case of brigandine is what makes it resemble “studded leather.”
Again, weight is kind of a silly way to categorize armor to begin with. Whether it’s “light” or not, it is exactly the armor a medieval archer or light infantryman would most likely have been equipped with.Yes. But the fact that it actually is a coat of metal plates, definitely makes it not a light armour!
And why would it be less protective than a mail shirt or a scale armour?Again, weight is kind of a silly way to categorize armor to begin with. Whether it’s “light” or not, it is exactly the armor a medieval archer or light infantryman would most likely have been equipped with.
Realistically it wouldn’t, but D&D armors have never made a lick of sense. Which is why I proposed renaming the whole armor table.And why would it be less protective than a mail shirt or a scale armour?
None of the armors are suitable for representing the things they’re named for, and several of them are named for things that neither existed historically nor would function as armor if they did exist as described.Studded leather is placed near the bottom of the armour chart, because it is meant to be mainly made of leather. Its rules are not suitable to represent brigandine at all.
Kinda; frankly it’s much more effective armor than scale.Brigandine is basically the same thing than scale, the shape and attachment method of the small metal plates just is a bit different.
Yes, but putting brigandine as 12+dex light armour would make it even more nonsensical.Realistically it wouldn’t, but D&D armors have never made a lick of sense.
Sure. I'm all for that. But then one should actually try to improve it.Which is why I proposed renaming the whole armor table.
Sure, kinda.None of the armors are suitable for representing the things they’re named for, and several of them are named for things that neither existed historically nor would function as armor if they did exist as described.
Yes, it is basically a higher tech-level version of the same concept. Thus it makes zero sense to make it worse than scale!Kinda; frankly it’s much more effective armor than scale.
I think having a cool studded leather jacket give you 12+dex AC makes a lot less sense.Yes, but putting brigandine as 12+dex light armour would make it even more nonsensical.
I did, if you saw my suggestion.try to improve it.
Well, I’d argue 12+Dex AC is actually better than 14+Dex (max +2) AC with disadvantage on Stealth.Yes, it is basically a higher tech-level version of the same concept. Thus it makes zero sense to make it worse than scale!