Armour Standards (New)

Definitions

Fur

Real or Fake fur or animal hide. No minimum thickness. Thick polyester fleece is acceptable.

Light suede

Real or fake suede under 4mm thickness

Padded canvas

Double layered canvas stuffed, quilted

Reinforced

The material has been backed and improved with IC or OOC reinforcement making it more rigid, thicker and heavier.

Studded

Metal studs have been added onto the facing surface as either part of the construction, holding layers & panels together, or as decoration.

Leather

Flexible or semi flexible leather, real or fake.

Cuir boile

Rigid leather over 2mm in thickness

Chain

Steel or any metal rings connected either one in four or more pattern.

Splint, laminar, and scale

Plates of metal, cuir boile, or lacquered hardwood, layered to provide protection.

Plate

Large pieces of rigid metal held firmly in place by straps or other methods.

Costume

The phys rep is constructed of a non-standard material for ooc reasons, but looks authentic. Example:String or woollen chainmail, foam or polycarbonate plate armour, vegan leather. The OOC reasons can include (but are not limited by) cost, OOC health/medical reasons, religious and ethical beliefs. Unless there is a pre-agreed reason the phys-rep could not count as the full value, the full armour value should be assigned, but the character or monster wearing the physrep should try to move and roleplay as if the material was of the standard material. Failure to do so may be grounds for negative points.

All armour phys-reps should be safe to wear and to strike with larp weapons and hand attacks. Therefore

• Studs should not be pointed or spikes
• Internal fastenings should be smooth or padded, especially against skin
• Furs should not be shedding to avoid allergic reactions
• Edges of plate armour should be machine rolled or padded to avoid sharp edges
• Metal rings should be fully closed to avoid sharp edges
• Buckles and straps should be tucked in if possible and not on a ‘facing’ surface.

Coverage

For the armour to qualify for armour points on a location it

• Should be on a ‘facing’ or likely to be struck area.
• Can be covered by other armour or costume.
• Should be within the spirit of the rules and setting

Location	Coverage
Torso	>50% (Breastplates are the minimum)
Arms and Legs	>25% (Bracers and greaves that cover the front of the forearm and the front of the shin are the minimum)
Head	>10% (A neck gorget with a raised rim or a hood around the neck are the minimum)

Combination

There is no requirement for the two armour layers to overlap, cover each other completely or not overlap at all. The skill is in the two armour types complementing each other in anyway the character chooses as long as the minimum coverage is met for each layer.

Superior / Inferior

Occasionally a piece of armour will be classed as inferior (-1 or -2 Armour value) or Superior (+1 or -1 dex penalty) This armour does not have to look better or worse than other armour on an OOC basis. Likewise OOC high quality armour does not automatically mean superior.

The following table gives examples of acceptable armour for various armour values and locations. It is not exclusive.

Armour Value/Location	Materials	Arms	Legs	Head	Torso
1	Furs, gambeson , padded canvas	Fur jacket sleeves	Fur leg wraps	Indiana Jones hat	Arming jacket, gambeson
2	Leather, light suede, studded padded canvas, cuir boile	Archery bracer	Thick leather trousers	Leather helmet
3	Reinforced leather, studded leather	Studded leather bracers			Leather panelled tabard
4	Chain	Chain half-sleeves	Chain-hosen	Coif	Chain tabard
5	Splint, laminar, scale
6	Plate	Steel bracers			Breastplate