You learn something new everyday. Yesterday I stumbled across this post about Linen Armor at - University of Wisconsin-Green Bay: Linothorax Project
- Testing the Linothorax Video with Dr. Aldrete and Mr. Bartell
- Recreating the Linothorax
- Matthew Amt's Linothorax
- Discovery News Article on the 'UWGB Linothorax Project'
I would classify this as giving +2 armor class if using ascending AC or AC 7 if using descending AC. This what I assign to cuirbouilli or boiled leather armor. If it get wet though that will be issue unless it is protected.
If this the kind of stuff that "Being Lawful Good without being a dick" brings I want to see more of Matt's work.
That is really cool. I somehow had never known about this type of armor. I'm going to add it in my games also. Score one point for Lawful Good!!!
ReplyDeleteWhen I did my Ancient Greece-themed game, that is exactly how I statted out linen armor (and with the same caveat about it getting wet). It really is a cool form of armor. Thanks for sharing the links.
ReplyDeleteI saw a cool reproduction piece on the history channel that they were beating up and it fared remarkably well against even arrows of the day. They penetrated but not much more than about 1/8".
ReplyDeleteThat tv show was cool, and I agree that linen = leather AC. Not every kingdom has lots of livestock or dwarven armorers nearby!
ReplyDeleteYup, very awesome, and I bet it was probably a lot more comfortable in a sunny/hot climate than boiled/waxed leather armor.
ReplyDelete@Amanda: Was that the same show where they covered the Dendra Panoply and it's protective capabilities? If so, that was indeed a pretty awesome piece.
Thanks, Rob. Considering how many times my character has been dunked in the Majestic Wilderlands, I'll have to pass on the linen.
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