(TFT) Plate Armor

["Jim Dirmaier" <jdirm@hotmail.com>]

Justin writes:

< A  breastplate was supposed to be tested against a pistol shot
<at close range.  If the bullet went through the armor failed so back to
<work.

This is very true. In Graz, Austria I once went into the 16th century armory 
there. The place is three stories of plate armor, pikes, arquebuses, swords, 
and cannon! They had a lot of plate armor there with the telltale "bullet 
dent". Not knowing at the time what it was I asked an attendant. He told me 
that it was the test dent that Justin mentions.
I suppose that if they wanted to keep the armorers honest they would test 
the plate with him in it! Heh, that would make a good mini adventure for a 
character wanting to buy magical plate armor: "here try this on before you 
buy it and I'll test it with this arquebus"! (3 dice vs. IQ to not do it)

Jim (1d-5) Dirmaier


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