Re: Wright's Proposals

[Wright Frazier <khelek>]

> I understand that it is highly undesireable to have cold metal raked 
> across ones body.  However, the heavy clothing that gives the appropriate 
> DVs is not what is worn under chain mail (since when a person takes off 
> their chain mail they have 0 DV bonus - not the 1/1/1 from clothing) and 
> it is even called "padding" and not "heavy clothing".  

You are incorrect...it is called Gambeson...learn of what thy speakth of before
thy speakth.  It is typically made of multiple layers of thick linen,
wool, cotton(in warmer climates), or canvas.  For a spiffy example
of what the stuff looks like, I recommend the movie Excalibur, its
what Arthur is bouncing around in when he is taking the castle in
his youth.

> 
> No, impact damage is not deflected - it is absorbed (momentum transfer) - 
> unless we're talking ablative armor here (wouldn't that be cool).  Hence, 
> the strength of the metal merely means that it pushes into your skin that 
> much better.  In so far as chain mail, what surface tension (if it indeed 
> moves as well as you claim)?  
> 

The mail drapes over your body, and its own weight pulling down keeps
the surface of it fairly rigid.  So when someone smacks the armor, they
don't move just a few rings inwards, they move a good pound or two of
the stuff inwards against the gambeson.  This sucks off kinetic energy,
further the stuff is very slick...it is quite good at deflecting bows
as well. 

Lastly as far as further armor posts go..I'm not going to make any.  Either
you have a clue about how armor works, or you don't, I'm tired of debating
this crap, and the vote is tomorrow.  If you don't get it by this point
you just aren't going to.

Wright