tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3719982689257640248.post2002978633837492286..comments2023-12-28T10:03:45.273-08:00Comments on The Dragon's Flagon: The lightly armored adventurerwaywardwayfarerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00338700537762637962noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3719982689257640248.post-28190983163525543562012-09-06T22:13:29.304-07:002012-09-06T22:13:29.304-07:00I'll admit, I haven't worn plate and mail ...I'll admit, I haven't worn plate and mail myself, but I've seen people who have.<br /><br />The main difference is in how fast people get tired. It doesn't really have an effect on mobility. Walking speed is unchanged. I haven't seen people try to run, but I'd say you could run at 80% or so - pretty close to full speed. Getting up is easy.<br /><br />Falling would probably be more likely to hurt you, as you have more momentum, but that applies to wearing a heavy backpack, too.<br /><br />As an aside, the D&D movement rates are laughable - 120' per turn? That's a rate of .13 mph, versus 3mph (normal walking speed). That's 5% of normal walking speed. And that's unencumbered! I can see going slow in a dungeon, but that's just ridiculous. 1200' per turn is more reasonable, I'd say.<br /><br />Encounter speed is about 2.7 mph, so still less than normal walking speed.Charles Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00941603544547428940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3719982689257640248.post-64833386792902147222012-08-24T07:31:43.280-07:002012-08-24T07:31:43.280-07:00Was this comparable to real medieval armor? What ...Was this comparable to real medieval armor? What percentage of your unencumbered running speed would you say you were capable of while armored? Did you get a feel for how much it might hinder you climbing or traversing broken terrain? If you fall, how hard is it to get up again?<br /><br />I've never worn armor myself, so I'm curious how well the D&D rules and common intuition really model movement while armored.waywardwayfarerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338700537762637962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3719982689257640248.post-55924378414120767422012-08-24T01:48:16.607-07:002012-08-24T01:48:16.607-07:00Speaking as someone who's wore full sets of ar...Speaking as someone who's wore full sets of armour and gone re-enacting, your walking pace is barely altered, and even running only becomes a big problem when done for longer than a sprint. because armour worn is effectively carried with the entire body, rather than just the arm and back muscles, it's surprisingly easy to keep up with people. Even after a day of fighting, the effects on speed are minimal. <br /><br />Of course, taking it off and actually carrying it around is a nightmare...thesethingsthatiwritehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06983724061115538291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3719982689257640248.post-40823595948554107752012-08-23T19:12:16.608-07:002012-08-23T19:12:16.608-07:00Even at the height of Plate Armor-people didn'...Even at the height of Plate Armor-people didn't go around wearing it until battle was imminent. Firearms killed armor. Once there were enough around and it was obvious the armor was seldom going to stop the rounds, most people ditched heavy armor and concentrated on wearing something to help with protecting them from the melee weapons that were still common. Those troops expecting intense close combat still might still wear some elements of plate Cuirass/breastplate and some front of the leg protection.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3719982689257640248.post-19246563531302195142012-08-23T17:41:38.030-07:002012-08-23T17:41:38.030-07:00So Conan actually supports my point, and not the s...So Conan actually supports my point, and not the supposed need for extra fighting perks for the unarmored? Sweet.<br /><br />Re: Encumbrance - It's interesting how some of those rules that I ignored back in the day have repercussions so far beyond the obvious ones.waywardwayfarerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338700537762637962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3719982689257640248.post-18711846206994285372012-08-23T17:30:59.055-07:002012-08-23T17:30:59.055-07:00Conan wore armor when it made sense. Just saying. ...Conan wore armor when it made sense. Just saying. Everything mentioned here is good to keep in mind, and yet more reasons to track time and encumbrance seriously (if not pedantically).Necropraxishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12716340801054739658noreply@blogger.com