Re: Armor proposal 1

[Wright Frazier <khelek>]

Good point.

Wright

> I agree with Jevan, either you use less steel to take advantage of it's 
> strength...which yields lighter armor with the same DV's, or you use the 
> same amount of a better metal and get better DV's for the same 
> weight...but you shouldn't get both.  Currently, it's assumed that steel 
> armor gives better DV's, which makes sense.  Steel working is a 
> relatively uncommon skill on Jaern, so it would be far more common to 
> find craftsmen using better materials in old, proven designs than in new 
> innovations.
> 
> Rick
> 
> >I think that the assumption that less steel still protects better.  
> That
> >is bogus.  Steel plate is just harder, but not lighter.  If someone 
> wanted
> >to invent thin and light armor, it would have different DVs.
> >
> >Jevan
> >
> >On Thu, 19 Nov 1998, Wright Frazier wrote:
> >
> >> > As for the movement issues that Wright is propossing to proposs I
> >> > think you went a little overboard with the differences between
> >> > Steel and Iron how about 5 feet differences?
> >> > 
> >> > 						Greg
> >> 
> >> 
> >> Works for me.  Reason I did that is by using better materials you use
> >> less of it and its lighter while still protecting better.  Hince why
> >> the movement increases.  If folks want it limited to 5' boost, I'm
> >> good with that, though I'd prefer 10'.  hell the stuff still costs
> >> in the 10's of thousands of sp. =)
> >> 
> >> Wright
> >> 
> >> 
> >
> >
> 
> 
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