Re: (TFT) New Armor.

[Pasha and or Rick Smith <pnrsmith@istar.ca>]

	This is a revision of my rules published on Ty's 
web site under the Advantages of Great ST.  Rather than using
tabs, I used spaces with a mono-spaced font.  That does not seem
to have worked well for you.

	I am not saying that these are playtested or that I think
that people should adopt them.  They were intended as a discussion
point for those people who thought that plate and 1/2 plate had too
large a DX penalty.
	
	The biggest change / innovation from the origional article
is that the various types of chainmails are 'lesser' versions of the 
full armor. (They don't stop full vs. all types of damage and they
have a smaller MA penalty than the 'full' version of the armor.
I should have put a version of chain between 1/2 plate and plate
but couldn't think of a good name.

	I have also lowered the Threshold numbers so that they
go up by one for each armor type rather than 2.  Why?  Because
some players at 20 or so ST (who never intend to get to 30 ST) 
thought that half and full plate would be some what more attractive 
with the lower threshold and no-negatives.

Armor Table: 
		
Armor Name 		Elvenmail
Hits Stopped		-1
DX adj			-1
MA adj			-0  (-1 for elves & light races)
Threshold #		13 ST
No- Negatives #		13 ST (14 for elves & light races)
Cost $			$ 100
Mass kg			8 kg
Notes 			See rules for thin wep. and elves.

Armor Name 		Cloth
Hits Stopped		-1
DX adj			-1
MA adj			-0 
Threshold #		14 ST
No Negatives #		14 ST 
Cost $			$ 50
Mass kg			5 kg
Notes 			

Armor Name 		Warg hide
Hits Stopped		-1
DX adj			-0
MA adj			-1 
Threshold #		14 ST
No- Negatives #		14 ST
Cost $			$ 60
Mass kg			6 kg
Notes 			A variation of cloth orks often use.

Armor Name 		Ork mail
Hits Stopped		-2
DX adj			-1
MA adj			-1 
Threshold #		15 ST
No Negatives #		16 ST 
Cost $			$ 150
Mass kg			10 kg
Notes 			Thin weapons special

Armor Name 		Leather
Hits Stopped		-2
DX adj			-2
MA adj			-2 
Threshold #		16 ST
No Negatives #		19 ST 
Cost $			$ 100
Mass kg			7 kg
Notes 			

Armor Name 		Chainmail
Hits Stopped		-3
DX adj			-2
MA adj			-3 
Threshold #		17 ST
No Negatives #		21 ST 
Cost $			$ 200
Mass kg			12 kg
Notes 			Thin wep. special

Armor Name 		Scale
Hits Stopped		-3
DX adj			-3
MA adj			-3 
Threshold #		18 ST
No Negatives #		23 ST 
Cost $			$ 250
Mass kg			16 kg
Notes 			

Armor Name 		Heavy Chain
Hits Stopped		-4
DX adj			-3
MA adj			-4 
Threshold #		19 ST
No Negatives #		25 ST 
Cost $			$ 300
Mass kg			18 kg
Notes 			Thin wep. special

Armor Name 		Half plate
Hits Stopped		-4
DX adj			-4
MA adj			-4 
Threshold #		20 ST
No Negatives #		27 ST 
Cost $			$ 300
Mass kg			18 kg
Notes 			

Armor Name 		Plate
Hits Stopped		-5
DX adj			-5
MA adj			-4 
Threshold #		21 ST
No Negatives #		30 ST 
Cost $			$ 500
Mass kg			22 kg
Notes 			

Notes:  
1)	Elves & other small light races are -2 adj MA to the listed value for 
ALL armor types so their no negative # is +2. The one exception is Elvenmail 
which gives all other races a -0 adj MA and Elves (and other small lithe races)
just a -1 adj MA.

2)	Thin Wep. Special. All types of Chain mail stops only -1 hits vs 
stilettos & darts, and only -2 hits vs rapiers, picks, arrows and other impaling
weapons. Normal humans now have a 7 MA in chainmail. Generally the
various types of chain don't have as heavy a movement penalties as other 
armor that stops that many hits.

3)	Giants are +2 adj MA to the listed value for ALL armor types, so 
their no negative # is -2.


>Rick.  I'm afraid I don't understand your chart.  Can you lay it out 
>differently so I can see a label next to each number along the armour line.  
>Also, what is Thresh?  I assume NO - means no DX penalty?  What is Thin 
>Wep.?
	*** See article (Adv. of G. ST) for rules for these.  Thin weapons
are defined above.***


>I like the idea of arrows going thru the rings.  How do you handle 1/2 MA 7 
>in combat?  Does it go back down to 3MA?
	*** One half of a 7 MA is 3.5.  You can move half your movement
or less (i.e. 3 MA) and charge attack, etc.  ***
>
>
>I like the idea of Orc armor.  Anything special for Goblins?  
	*** Have you seen my Standard Goblin Armor in the article on
Fine Armor on Ty's web site?  ***



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