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Armor Guide: Mail, Leather, and Padding
Armor is a comfort decision before it is a stats decision: you wear it for ten hours, in weather, while running. Padding (the gambeson) goes under everything, mail gives the most protection and the most weight, and leather is the middle path that also works for rogues and steampunk.
Gambeson (Padded Armor Jacket)
The padded jacket worn under mail and plate, and honest armor on its own. Also the warmest layer you own at a cold night game.
Chainmail Shirt
Real interlinked rings: the heaviest, most satisfying armor a fantasy fighter can wear, and it reads as armor in every game system.
Leather Armor (Cuirass and Bracers)
Molded leather torso armor and bracers: lighter than mail, quieter, and the rogue or ranger look in one purchase.
Hooded Cloak
Instant character: a heavy hooded cloak covers modern clothes, keeps off rain, and makes every entrance better.