ARMOUR

Armour - Choose 1 only (this list is a guide - choose the one that is the best match)

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• 1/4 or Part Armour         +1 HP

  • Thick arming jacket of leather, wool or multi-layered linen

  • (3mm+) leather Hero Belt

  • Pair of vambraces & pair of greaves together

  • Steel 12 boned corset    

• 1/2 Armour             +2 HP

  • Inflexible (3mm+) leather breastplate or demi-cuirass

  • Chainmail shirt

  • Plate breastplate or demi-cuirass

• 3/4 Armour            +3 HP

  • Inflexible (3mm+) leather breastplate & 1/2  limbs

  • Chainmail shirt and 1/2  limbs

  • Plate Breastplate & 1/2 limbs)

• Full Armour            +4 HP

  • Full suit of very thick (3.5mm+) inflexible leather plate armour

  • Full suit of chainmail or plate & chainmail

• Full Armour Plate        +5 HP

  • Full suit of metal plate    

 

Helmets

Helmet - Chose no more than 1

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• Light                +1 HP

  • Metal or inflexible leather head protection  (with throat protection)
    e.g. padded maille coif, secret helm under a hat with bevor/gorget/mantle etc

• Medium            +1 HP

  • Metal helmet
    e.g. barbuta, bascinet, burgonet, kettle helm, morion, sallet, spangenhelm, etc

• Heavy                +2 HP

  • Full metal helmet (to jawline with full face protection
    e.g. great helm, bascinet with visor, armet, visored sallet with bevor, spangenhelm  withoculars and aventail, etc

 

Armour Definitions

• Thick Arming Jacket: Gambeson, landsknecht wams or equivalent battlefield garments must be constructed of at least 3 layers of fabric.

• Maille includes any 1mm+ thick flexible metal armour e.g. chain mail, scale mail, lamellar.

• Plate means 1mm+ thick metal plate armour or overlapping metal brigandine. 

• Ringmesh is a form of modern welded maille - it is not historical looking and so not really appropriate for characters other than high and dark elves wearing Ithilmar  maille (elves don’t sell it…).  Please bear that in mind when considering purchasing it, though we do understand that some people benefit healthwise from this type of lighter armour. 

• Imitation armour means armour that appears to be plate armour but is made from materials other than metal. Such armour may count as very thick (3.5mm+) inflexible leather plate armour but only if it is made from an inflexible material and from an approved manufacturer (Arthammer or Wyrmwick - other brands may be added to these rules in the future).  Homemade imitation inflexible armour may be approved on a case by case basis if of equivalent quality (tagged by Swordcraft Ltd as approved). Helmets made of material other than metal may be approved on a similar basis. Other imitation armour and helmets do not count as armour or helmets.

 

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