What would you make armour out of?

hupsilardee · 2013-03-21T07:25:18

Hi y'all. Hoping to set up a brainstorming session here What, in a medieval-fantasy world a la Elder Scrolls, could armour be made from? I'm hoping to have a vast array of different armours, and perhaps the magical ones could have their own subtle abilities. All ideas welcome! Here is the most interesting subset of what I have come up with so far: EDIT2: No longer taking armour ideas - I have 30 different materials now, but thanks to everyone who contributed! I got rid of a few, including a few of my own, and am satisfied with the final list Seeing how awesome this thread was, I might make another suggestions thread for other items (Especially weapons!) and spells The armour categories are now divided into: Mundane, Elemental, Natural, and of course the two Divine armours accessible to demigod characters Mundane: Animal Hide Leather Scale Mail Chain mail Iron Plate Steel Plate Adamant Titanium Golden - magic properties of gold allow mage-smiths to alloy it with steel to make it stronger Mithril Natural Dragonscale Leaf - Armour made from very very tough leaves! Very lightweight. Coral Resin Feather Skeletal Chitinous Spider Silk Ivory Elemental Igneous - rocky exterior with the lava core showing through cracks Sanguine - steel fused with blood, forged by vampire blood-alchemists Crystalline Magesteel / Necrosteel - Normal steel forged with enchantments Skysteel - rare metal found in falling stars (meteorites) Aphotic - this mysterious material absorbs all light... Diamond Icicle Apocalyptic - forged in the heart of a dying star Halcyon (Apocalyptic and Halcyon armour only accessible to characters that have become demigods) Again, all ideas welcome, and feel free to suspend disbelief/ignore the practicalities!

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Started by hupsilardee March 05, 2013 03:36 PM

40 comments, last by ShiftyCake 11 years, 9 months ago

wodinoneeye

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March 16, 2013 10:55 PM

Explosives -- come and hit me - I DARE YOU !!!!

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Tangireon

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March 19, 2013 12:29 AM

Explosives -- come and hit me - I DARE YOU !!!!

Some tanks do exactly that, they use reactive armor that explodes upon contact/near-contact so to slow down an incoming projectile or explosion.

If it is sci-fi, what about Holoarmor - Armor that uses solidified light as its material (think of star trek's hologram programs).

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hupsilardee

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March 20, 2013 11:50 AM

Explosives -- come and hit me - I DARE YOU !!!!

Explosives -- come and hit me - I DARE YOU !!!!

Some tanks do exactly that, they use reactive armor that explodes upon contact/near-contact so to slow down an incoming projectile or explosion.

If it is sci-fi, what about Holoarmor - Armor that uses solidified light as its material (think of star trek's hologram programs).

It's set in a fantasy world - Light armour has already been suggested though

Also, please read the OP if you're revisiting this thread! Thanks :)

ShiftyCake

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March 21, 2013 07:25 AM

I would make armor out of nothing.

Cause you can't break nothing.

And you can't see nothing.

And you can't block nothing.

Just give up, got a tank? pfff, I'll just pull out my Nothing Armor.

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