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Leather armor, Bone armor, and Cloth armor have been combined into the Light Armor skill. This skill determines your ability with all of these kinds of armor.
Cloth, Leather, and Bone armor have been combined into the Light Armor skill. This skill determines your ability to manuever in all of these kinds of armor. There is no mixing penaly between cloth, leather, and bone.


Light armor is the popular choice of armor for armor tertiaries and stealthy characters due to the generally low manuavering [[hindrance]] and low stealth hinderance.

{| border="1"
! Type !! Weight || Hinderance || Protection || Absorption
|-
|Bone || 4 || 4 || 2* || 3*
|-
|Leather || 3 || 3 || 3 || 2
|-
|Cloth || 1 || 2 || 4 || 1
|-
|}
*This chart<ref>[[Post:Cloth_Armor_Discussion_-_01/15/2012_-_14:27]]</ref> was made before the release of bone armor and since then it was determined that bone's protection/absorbance distribution now favors protection and slightly moreso than leather.




=Cloth Armor=
=Cloth Armor=
*Cloth armor is generally best suited against impact and cold attacks, and to a lesser degree electrical attacks. When considering armor think more along the lines of a ski jacket rather than a thin t-shirt.
*When considering armor think more along the lines of a ski jacket rather than a thin t-shirt.
*Cloth armor has the absolute lowest stealth hindrance possible short of forgoing armor altogether.
*Cloth armor has the absolute lowest stealth hindrance possible short of forgoing armor altogether.
*Silk and Burlap have the highest physical resistance. Wool has the highest elemental resistances.


==Styles==
===History of Cloth Armor===
===Quilted===
*'''1/18/2012''': Players can [[Tailoring discipline|make cloth armor]].
Additional puncture protection and absorbance
*'''2/20/2007''': Cloth Armor skill (and Bone Armor skill) are made to count towards guild armor requirements.
===Padded===
*'''2/13/2007''': The first shop to sell Cloth (and Bone) armor opens in the Seacaves as a sort of Premium preview. It was called [[Skin and Bones]].
Additional impact protection and slice absorbance
*'''2/11/2007''': Cloth Armor skill (and Bone Armor skill) is fully functional, but no cloth armor is available for purchase at this time.
===Insulated===

Less puncture protection and additional impact protection and absorbance


=Leather Armor=
=Leather Armor=
Leather armor can be made out of the pelts, skins, and hides of dead critters. Sharkskin is known for its low hinderance (and low construction), and Shalswar is favored byby characters that have already reached the minimum hinderance for its high protection.
The leather armor is the popular choice of armor for [[guild association is::Ranger]]s, [[guild association is::Thief|Thieves]] and [[guild association is::Barbarian]]s due to the generally low [[hindrance]] and tiny penalty to stealth. A full set of leather armor which covers your body can range anywhere from very light with little hinderance to insanely heavy (600+ stones) and very hindering.


==Styles==
Prior to [[Tanning | tanned leather armor]] popular leather armor included {{ilink|a|Aged Combat Leathers}} and {{ilink|a|set of full leather armor reinforced with with ironwood bark|ironbark Leathers}} which were known to be very heavy while providing fairly good protection at the time. Since the advent of tanned leather armor both the Aged Combats and Ironbark Leathers have all but become obsolete.
===Rugged===
Additional puncture protection<br />
Additional electrical protection
===Thick===
Additional impact protection<br />
===Coarse===
Additional slice protection<br />
Less electrical protection


=Bone Armor=
Due to rather poor absorption ratings compared to forged chain and plate, leather is not often used among other guilds.
Bone armor is generally any armor that's not made primarily from metal, leather, or cloth. Anything from bamboo armor with interwoven finger bones to a giant tortoise shell would fall under this category.


==Styles==
===Other Resources===
===Segmented===
[http://www.heromachine.com/drealms/armorguide.php Nutawa's Armor Guides]<br/>
Even distribution between puncture/slice/impact<br />
[http://tanning.tribehawk.com Vision's Tanning Database]
Additional fire absorbance and more electrical protection
===Notched===
Additional slice absorbance and less impact absorbance
===Ribbed===
Less puncture protection, less slice absorbance, and additional impact protection and absorbance<br />
Additional electical absorbance




=Training Strategies=
=Bone Armor=
Armor learning is proportional to body coverage.
Bone armor is generally any armor that's not made primarily from metal, leather, or cloth. Anything from bamboo armor with interwoven finger bones to a giant tortoise shell would fall under this category.

=History=
With the advent of 3.0, cloth and bone armors were rebalanced to have their defense values closer to each other so that there wouldn't be such large disparity between damage types.


In 2012, cloth armor crafting was released with new cloth armor stats. At Guildfest 405 (2012) two shops had updated merchandise that used the new stats: [[Goods_for_Life_(2)|Goods for Life]] and [[Essential_Sects_Shop_(2)|Essential Sects]]. In early 2013, bone armor crafting was released with its new stats.
===Standard Statistics===
The base protection of bone armor follows this template:


==Example==
{| class="wikitable"
Previous cloth: {{ilink|a|Double-breasted coat tailored of dark steelsilk}}
!colspan="2"|Protection
{| border="1"
!colspan="2"|Absorbtion
! Type !! Protection || Absorbance
!Damage Type
|-
|-
| Puncture || 03 - fair || 03 - low
|Fair||(3/11)
|Fair||(3/11)
|puncture
|-
|-
| Slice || 02 - low || 02 - poor
|High||(6/11)
|Moderate||(4/11)
|slice
|-
|-
| Impact || 08 - very high || 10 - very high
|Low||(2/11)
|Low||(2/11)
|impact
|-
|-
| Fire || 02 - low || 02 - poor
|High||(6/11)
|Good||(5/11)
|fire
|-
|-
| Cold || 08 - very high || 10 - very high
|Low||(2/11)
|-
|Low||(2/11)
| Electrical || 05 - good || 06 - moderate
|cold
|-
|-
|High||(6/11)
|Good||(5/11)
|electrical
|}
|}
Current cloth: {{ilink|a|Double-breasted coat tailored of dark steelsilk (2)}}

{| border="1"
The base weight in stones for bone items follows this template:
! Type !! Protection || Absorbance
{| class="wikitable"
! Type
! Weight
! Coverage
|-
|-
| Puncture || 06 - very good || 06 - moderate
|Armor
|600
|chest,abdomen,back,arms,legs
|-
|-
| Slice || 06 - very good || 07 - good
|Shirt
|400
|chest,abdomen,back,arms
|-
|-
| Impact || 07 - high || 06 - moderate
|Greaves
|75
|legs
|-
|-
| Fire || 04 - moderate || 04 - some fair
|Mask/Helm
|75
|head,neck,eyes
|-
|-
| Cold || 04 - moderate || 04 - some fair
|Vambraces
|50
|-
| Electrical || 02 - low || 02 - poor
|arms
|-
|-
|Gauntlets
|35
|hands
|}
|}

Note: Not all bone items have been weighed by MAMA's, but the ones that have all follow this template.

Without considering total [[hindrance]], it seems the best setup for bone armor is a 5 piece set from the shops. They all appear to have the same stats but weigh up to 250 stones less. The total hindrance could be different, and is worthy of investigation.

===Armor Sets===
There are a number of festival and store-bought bone armor sets available. Access to the always available store items is restricted by either guild or Premium subscriber status. It is currently undetermined whether the festival bone armor is superior in defense to the store-bought armor.

The sets come in three different types, a three piece, four piece and five piece. Below are examples of each type.

* Yellowed Bear Bones - 710 stones - [[Essential Sects Shop]]
# [[Armor:Mask crafted from a large yellowed bear skull|Mask crafted from a large yellowed bear skull]]
# [[Armor:Gauntlets shaped from discolored bear bones tipped with sharp claws|Gauntlets shaped from discolored bear bones tipped with sharp claws]]
# [[Armor:Suit of armor crafted from yellowed bear bones|Suit of armor crafted from yellowed bear bones]]

* Ironwood Plates - 585 stones - [[Goods for Life]]
# [[Armor:black leather helm reinforced with a multitude of ironwood plates|black leather helm reinforced with a multitude of ironwood plates]]
# [[Armor:scale shirt crafted from a multitude of overlapping ironwood plates|scale shirt crafted from a multitude of overlapping ironwood plates]]
# [[Armor:pair of articulated ironwood gauntlets|pair of articulated ironwood gauntlets]]
# [[Armor:pair of articulated ironwood greaves|pair of articulated ironwood greaves]]

* Matte Black Woven Reed - 460 stones - [[Skin and Bones]]
# [[Armor:matte black woven reed breastplate|matte black woven reed breastplate]]
# [[Armor:matte black woven reed vambraces|matte black woven reed vambraces]]
# [[Armor:matte black woven reed greaves|matte black woven reed greaves]]
# [[Armor:matte black woven reed gauntlets|matte black woven reed gauntlets]]
# [[Armor:matte black woven reed mask|matte black woven reed mask]]

===Minimum Hindrance===
As a community effort, if anyone is using bone armor, please post hindrance values for wearing only full sets of bone armor.

# Necromancer with 71 ranks is fairly/fairly in the Yellowed Bear Bones set.
# Necromancer with 74 ranks is fairly/fairly in the Matte Black Woven Reed set.
# Necromancer with 92 ranks is lightly/fairly in the Ironwood set.
# Moon Mage with 432 ranks is insignificantly/lightly in lava drake-bone segmented gloves/balaclava/hauberk.

=Training Strategies=
The bone armor that is currently available protects primarily against slicing damage. Hindrance for Bone armor lies somewhere between heavy chain and heavy plate. Stealth hindrance for bone lies between leather and light chain.<ref>https://www.play.net/forums/messages.asp?forum=20&category=4&topic=10&message=17910</ref> Protection against piercing damage is not good and is terrible versus impact. High hindrance and poor overall protection makes bone armor's usefulness extremely limited as most slicing attacks are coupled with impact damage.


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Cloth, Leather, and Bone armor have been combined into the Light Armor skill. This skill determines your ability to manuever in all of these kinds of armor. There is no mixing penaly between cloth, leather, and bone.

Light armor is the popular choice of armor for armor tertiaries and stealthy characters due to the generally low manuavering hindrance and low stealth hinderance.

Type Weight Hinderance Protection Absorption
Bone 4 4 2* 3*
Leather 3 3 3 2
Cloth 1 2 4 1
  • This chart[1] was made before the release of bone armor and since then it was determined that bone's protection/absorbance distribution now favors protection and slightly moreso than leather.


Cloth Armor

  • When considering armor think more along the lines of a ski jacket rather than a thin t-shirt.
  • Cloth armor has the absolute lowest stealth hindrance possible short of forgoing armor altogether.
  • Silk and Burlap have the highest physical resistance. Wool has the highest elemental resistances.

Styles

Quilted

Additional puncture protection and absorbance

Padded

Additional impact protection and slice absorbance

Insulated

Less puncture protection and additional impact protection and absorbance

Leather Armor

Leather armor can be made out of the pelts, skins, and hides of dead critters. Sharkskin is known for its low hinderance (and low construction), and Shalswar is favored byby characters that have already reached the minimum hinderance for its high protection.

Styles

Rugged

Additional puncture protection
Additional electrical protection

Thick

Additional impact protection

Coarse

Additional slice protection
Less electrical protection

Bone Armor

Bone armor is generally any armor that's not made primarily from metal, leather, or cloth. Anything from bamboo armor with interwoven finger bones to a giant tortoise shell would fall under this category.

Styles

Segmented

Even distribution between puncture/slice/impact
Additional fire absorbance and more electrical protection

Notched

Additional slice absorbance and less impact absorbance

Ribbed

Less puncture protection, less slice absorbance, and additional impact protection and absorbance
Additional electical absorbance


Training Strategies

Armor learning is proportional to body coverage.

History

With the advent of 3.0, cloth and bone armors were rebalanced to have their defense values closer to each other so that there wouldn't be such large disparity between damage types.

In 2012, cloth armor crafting was released with new cloth armor stats. At Guildfest 405 (2012) two shops had updated merchandise that used the new stats: Goods for Life and Essential Sects. In early 2013, bone armor crafting was released with its new stats.

Example

Previous cloth: Double-breasted coat tailored of dark steelsilk

Type Protection Absorbance
Puncture 03 - fair 03 - low
Slice 02 - low 02 - poor
Impact 08 - very high 10 - very high
Fire 02 - low 02 - poor
Cold 08 - very high 10 - very high
Electrical 05 - good 06 - moderate

Current cloth: Double-breasted coat tailored of dark steelsilk (2)

Type Protection Absorbance
Puncture 06 - very good 06 - moderate
Slice 06 - very good 07 - good
Impact 07 - high 06 - moderate
Fire 04 - moderate 04 - some fair
Cold 04 - moderate 04 - some fair
Electrical 02 - low 02 - poor

References

  1. ↑ Post:Cloth_Armor_Discussion_-_01/15/2012_-_14:27

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