Re: Swimming movement compromise

[Wright Frazier <khelek>]

Just a note, chain typically has some heavy padding on underneath it.
I remember seeing Kevin and Rob swim in the stuff, and they just wore
mail and t-shirt.  Heavy Gambeson would change things a bit I imagine.

Wright

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> > Ok,
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> > After talking to Kevin (well, Emailing ...)
> > 
> > His numbers tend to support:
> > 
> > Base movement:		20/rnd
> > 
> > Clothing and leather	15/rnd * multiple layers of clothing make
> > 				 things even harder.
> > 
> > Chain			10/rnd
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> I said that you can swim 15'/R in chain mail.  Did you make it 10'/R to 
> compensate for clothing?
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> Kevin
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> > Plate			5/rnd
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> > His numbers also tend to support swimming in leather and chain are about
> > the same difficulty, and plate ought to be a bit harder still, though
> > shoes/boots made the most notable change in difficulty, and helmets had
> > some impact as well.
> > 
> > Idea:
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> > Lemmie re-work the drowning write-up and the movement bits ... I still
> > want a vote on the existing proposal to see what's saveable and what's
> > not, then I'll have something re-worked for the next meeting
> > 
> > sound good?
> > 
> > 
> > John Hogg					johnhogg@expert.cc.purdue.edu
> > I'll tell you what I've learned today!  I've learned Nature can be cruel ...  
> > BUT I CAN BE CRUELER!!!!!!    BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!
> > 		-Ren Hoek	"Lumberjerks"	The Ren & Stimpy Show
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