Greetings gentlemen,
I'm making a role play system, and I would like to know all the types of attacks the following armor types are good against.
There's too, what the weapons that will inflict those attacks.
ARMORS:
- Gambeson Jackets
- Leather Armor
- Mail Armor
- Lamellar/Scale Armor
- Plate Armor
- Shield
POSSIBLE WEAPONS:
- Sword (some have better cutting than piercing)
- Spear (piercing attack)
- Mace/Club (blunt attack)
- Axe (cutting attack)
- Bows (piercing attack)
- Crossbow (piercing attack)
If you have any suggestions in what to add feel free to say it.
I think that's all, thanks in advance.
Last edited by Yuri Serebemnick on Sun 18 Sep, 2011 9:29 am; edited 2 times in total
Assuming that all of the following are the same weight then the order of protection for cutting and impaling weapons would be something like:
solid plate
segmented plate (including coat of plates)
brigandine
mail
lamellar
scale
layered cloth
layered leather
hardened leather
padded cloth
Mail would move further down the list against concussion weapons. Don't call it "chain" or "chainmail"
http://www.arador.com/articles/chainmail.html
Get a hold of GURPS Low-Tech. It is one of the best supplements for this sort of stuff.
http://e23.sjgames.com/item.html?id=SJG31-0108
http://www.warehouse23.com/item.html?id=SJG01-0108
solid plate
segmented plate (including coat of plates)
brigandine
lamellar
scale
layered cloth
layered leather
hardened leather
padded cloth
Mail would move further down the list against concussion weapons. Don't call it "chain" or "chainmail"
http://www.arador.com/articles/chainmail.html
Get a hold of GURPS Low-Tech. It is one of the best supplements for this sort of stuff.
http://e23.sjgames.com/item.html?id=SJG31-0108
http://www.warehouse23.com/item.html?id=SJG01-0108
| Dan Howard wrote: |
| Assuming that all of the following are the same weight then the order of protection for cutting and impaling weapons would be something like:
solid plate segmented plate (including coat of plates) brigandine lamellar scale layered cloth layered leather hardened leather padded cloth Mail would move further down the list against concussion weapons. Don't call it "chain" or "chainmail" http://www.arador.com/articles/chainmail.html Get a hold of GURPS Low-Tech. It is one of the best supplements for this sort of stuff. http://e23.sjgames.com/item.html?id=SJG31-0108 http://www.warehouse23.com/item.html?id=SJG01-0108 |
There's no weight system.
So, I should call it mail?
So blunt attack is impossible to resist?
If you read some of the sword tests available here and elsewhere, you'll find out maille isn't quite as effective against swords as some think. Nor is lamellar less effective than maille.
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| solid plate
segmented plate (including coat of plates) brigandine lamellar scale layered cloth layered leather hardened leather padded cloth |
Dan - are their any reliable tests of scale/lammelar in comparison to mail?
I'm wondering if these might be about as resistant as mail, but heavier and less flexible.
Of course, any definition of "scale" is highly subjective as thickness and overlap could vary greatly.
| Tod Glenn wrote: |
| If you read some of the sword tests available here and elsewhere, you'll find out maille isn't quite as effective against swords as some think. Nor is lamellar less effective than maille. |
Most of the so-called weapon tests agaisnt mail don't use a decent replica of historical mail nor do thhey simulate battle situations nor do they attempt to simulate how the armour was actually worn. Lamellar can be more protective than mail but it has to be heavier. My reply specifically stated that samples were of equal weight.
| Gary Teuscher wrote: |
| Dan - are their any reliable tests of scale/lammelar in comparison to mail?
I'm wondering if these might be about as resistant as mail, but heavier and less flexible. Of course, any definition of "scale" is highly subjective as thickness and overlap could vary greatly. |
There isn't a single published study doing a direct comparison. SJG pulled together a lot of academics and re-enactors when playtesting GURPS Low-Tech and the above list was the result after over a year of debate. The amount of man-hours put into researching and writing the book is far and above that put into many peer-reviewed publications. The results are more than adequate for a game.
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| There isn't a single published study doing a direct comparison |
That's too bad. The results could be very interesting, and maybe help answer some questions about would one wear lammelar over mail, etc. etc.
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