Stupid Fantasy Armors

[Aldarion]

Stupid Fantasy Armours

“Studded Leather” Armour The “studded leather” armour “Studded leather” armour appeared first in Dungeons and Dragons. It consists of “studded leather” – l…

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An overview of dumb armor tropes seen in fantasy.

 

[ATP]

Nothing could top mail bra.I remember some manga,/even good one/ where they trolled people explaining how magical armored bra is better then normal magical armour.

Forget title,as usual.

 

[Typhonis]

Wasn't studded leather a type or armor where you have steel plates sandwiched between leather with the rivets visible?

 

[The Whispering Monk]

Wasn't studded leather a type or armor where you have steel plates sandwiched between leather with the rivets visible?

I'm not sure that studded leather was ever actually used historically. May have been a pure D&D invention.

 

[Marduk]

I'm not sure that studded leather was ever actually used historically. May have been a pure D&D invention.

Wasn't studded leather a type or armor where you have steel plates sandwiched between leather with the rivets visible?

It's a senseless name and concept for something that actually existed and kinda looked like it.
Basically someone saw a "poor people" version of a brigandine, scale armor, lamellar armor or a leather plate armor that had plates of hardened, inflexible leather used instead of heavier (and far more expensive) metal. It was more common in ancient rather than medieval Europe though.
Also one could easily mistake a proper brigandine for "studded leather" even though it has metal plates sewn inside, which does give it that kind of look.

 

[Aldarion]

Wasn't studded leather a type or armor where you have steel plates sandwiched between leather with the rivets visible?

No. What you have described is, literally, just normal brigandine.

Though as @Marduk explains, most armors other than mail had variants made of leather, which were much cheaper.

 

[Typhonis]

So Roman armor had an equivalent? I'm talking Lorica Segmenta, not the chainmail ones.

 

[Aldarion]

So Roman armor had an equivalent? I'm talking Lorica Segmenta, not the chainmail ones.

Equivalent in what way?

 

[Typhonis]

A leather equivalent to it.

 

[Marduk]

So Roman armor had an equivalent? I'm talking Lorica Segmenta, not the chainmail ones.

A leather equivalent to it.

Laminar armour - Wikipedia

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Less known examples were present in Asia from Iran to Mongolia, including Central Asia. Laminar armour from animal skins has also been traditionally made and worn in the Arctic areas of what are now Siberia, Alaska and Canada.

Laminar armor proved to be inexpensive and easier to construct, although was often made to look like simulated lamellar plates. This is known as Kiritsuke iyozane. Kiritsuke iyozane is a form of laminar armor constructed from long strips of leather and or iron which were perforated, laced, and notched and made to replicate the look of real lamellar plates. These strips of simulated lamellar plates were much more rigid than real lamellar and they were assembled into armor items in the same way that the rows of lamellar armour were.

 

[bintananth]

Exalted at least addresses the lack of helmets: This setting runs on rule of cool.

Your character can wear a helmet if they want to but won't get a soak bonus. Using a shield? It depends on the character and usually isn't worth the mobility penalty even when the character's Parry DV is better than their Dodge DV.