Sounds like an interesting armor type. It would be interesting if other professions, other than blacksmith, could create armor.
I don't like the idea of 'wood armor.' How long would it last? The durability would be extremely low. For this same reason I would expect shields to be replaced all the time.
The scales could be those of paper armor. Another one favorite armor.
If they implement plants which themselves pose an environmental hazard to the naked (just imagine, stinging nettle on your hanging petal), brush pants (heavy canvas) could become an instant staple of the common farmers/lumberjacks style.
I'm a forester. A man who takes trees that are all different and cuts them into boards that are all the same / Seeds that are all the same, and grows them into trees that are all different.
Posted By TheKnightMarshal at 5:34 PM - Sat Aug 12 2017
Sounds like an interesting armor type. It would be interesting if other professions, other than blacksmith, could create armor.
Leather workers should be making armor at the top end of their profession. Boiled leather is the common mans breastplate. Not /good/ armor. But, it's better than nothing and it's what the local militia can afford eh?
I don't like the idea of 'wood armor.' How long would it last? The durability would be extremely low. For this same reason I would expect shields to be replaced all the time.
Properly sealed or seasoned wood armor can last a good long time. The Japanese Samurai wore bamboo armor (I'm counting it as wood). Just take a whack at the coffee table with the butchers cleaver and you'll see that it's better than nothing.
I'm a forester. A man who takes trees that are all different and cuts them into boards that are all the same / Seeds that are all the same, and grows them into trees that are all different.