Scratch:Armor Skills
Personal body armor increases toughness. Armor does not directly alter defense, but increasing toughness can indirectly increase both defense and strength. Armor with extra padding to dissipate kinetic energy resists crushing damage. Armor that deflects blades resists piercing damage. Armor that protects the arms or hands can increase defense by making it easier catch and deflect attacking weapons.
The extra toughness from armor skills does not give the character more toughness SP.
ankle support (1 toughness SP, +1 strength) This skill requires boots. This skill can be combined with the back support skill for a total of +2 strength.
arm guard (2 toughness SP, +1 defense) This skill requires mail gloves or mittens, gauntlets or bracers. This defense bonus can be combined with shield skill bonuses to defense.
armor (2 toughness SP, +1 toughness) This skill requires some type of armor or protective clothing. Armor skill is required by bulletpoof, chainmail, full plate, half plate, padding and vital protection skill.
back support (1 toughness SP, +1 strength) This skill requires a girdle or weight belt. This skill can be combined with the ankle support skill for a total of +2 strength.
bulletproof (2 toughness SP, +1 toughness, resists crushing) This skill requires the armor, padding and vital protection skills. You cannot use this skill with chainmail, half plate or full plate skill.
chainmail (2 toughness SP, +1 toughness) This skill requires the armor skill, a mail hauberk, leggings, coif and gloves or mittens. You cannot use this skill with bulletproof, half plate or full plate skill.
half plate (2 toughness SP, +1 toughness, resists piercing) This skill requires the armor and vital protection skills, a breastplate, brigantine, lamellar, plate armor or at least two types of lesser plate armor like a helmet, gauntlets or greaves. You cannot use this skill with bulletproof, chainmail or full plate skill.
full plate (4 toughness SP, +2 toughness, resists peircing) This skill requires the armor and vital protection skills and a full suit of plate armor, including breastplate, helmet, greaves and gauntlets. You cannot use this skill with bulletproof, chainmail or half plate skill.
padding (1 toughness SP, resists crushing) This skill requires the armor skill and armor specifically designed to absorb blows, like a gambeson, leather jacket or ballistic vest. Padding makes the toughness bonus from armor skill resist crushing damage. This skill is required for bulletproof skill.
vital protection (1 toughness SP, resists peircing) This skill requires the armor skill and armor specifically designed to deflect blades, like a breastplate, brigantine, stab vest, lamellar or plate armor. Vital protection makes the toughness bonus from armor skill resist piercing damage. This skill is required for half plate, full plate or bulletproof skill.
| armor skills | toughness | peircing | crushing | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| armor | +1 | none | none | 2 |
| armor, padding | +1 | none | +1 | 3 |
| armor, vital protection | +1 | +1 | none | 3 |
| armor, padding, vital protection | +1 | +1 | +1 | 4 |
| armor, chainmail | +2 | none | none | 4 |
| armor, chainmail, padding | +2 | none | +1 | 5 |
| armor, chainmail, vital protection | +2 | +1 | none | 5 |
| armor, chainmail, padding, vital protection | +2 | +1 | +1 | 6 |
| armor, vital protection, half plate | +2 | +2 | none | 5 |
| armor, vital protection, half plate, padding | +2 | +2 | +1 | 6 |
| armor, vital protection, full plate | +3 | +3 | none | 7 |
| armor, vital protection, full plate, padding | +3 | +3 | +1 | 8 |
| armor, padding, vital protection, bulletproof | +3 | +1 | +2 | 6 |
