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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Umbran" data-source="post: 1120053" data-attributes="member: 177">While it is a fact that armored knights at Agincourt had huge troubles moving around in the mud, this "seal with their rigid armor" is.. well, nonsense.  A breastplate does not have a simple straight edge that would make a "seal" simple without mostly immersing the knight in the mud.  And if he's mostly immersed in mud, the seal is the least of his problems.Ever been in a swimming pool and tried to walk, rather than swim?  It's hard, not because any seal has been made, but simply because the water has weight, and creates drag when you move a body through it.Good mud is worse.  It's thicker and heavier than water, and resists motion more.   Mud will cling, drag, and weigh you down. Hermetic seals with the breastplate though, are not gong to be a frequent problem.</blockquote>