Armor

Bark for the body, grass beneath. The land will dress those who ask it.

How armor is worn, what it turns aside, and how it wears.

Armor will not save you from every blow, but it takes the edge off many. Dress the traveler in the earthen set and turn him in 3D at Arms and Armor.

Wearing armor

Open Self (Alt + I) and put each piece in its place: head, shoulders, body, arms, hands, belt, legs and feet. Paired pieces are worn one to a side.

What armor does

• Every blow lands somewhere on you, and only the piece covering that place protects you.
• A piece turns aside part of the blow. No armor stops a blow completely.
• Armor helps against bites and blows, falls, burns, and the slip of a tired hand.
• A wound opens only from what gets through your armor. See Injury and Wounds.

Wear

• Every blow wears the piece it lands on.
• A piece holds well at first, then fails quickly as it nears the end.
• Earthen armor soaks through when you swim, and wears a little each time. It takes hours to dry.
• Earthen armor burns. Keep it out of the fire.

The earthen set

Bark from the tree, grass from the meadow, rope to bind them. Light protection, but it asks little of the land.

• Earthen Helm. Bark over a cap stuffed with dry grass.
• Earthen Mantle. A shoulder guard of bark on a pad of grass. Worn in pairs.
• Earthen Breastplate. Bark plates front and back. The best of the set.
• Earthen Bracer. Bark splints bound to the forearm. Worn in pairs.
• Earthen Hand-wrap. A grass wrap with bark over the back of the hand. Worn in pairs.
• Earthen Girdle. Strips of bark round the waist.
• Earthen Leg Guard. Bark plates from hip to ankle. Worn in pairs.
• Earthen Foot-wrap. A bark sole under a grass wrap. Worn in pairs.