'''Each armor type has a distinct a advantage and disadvantage.'''
:* [[:Category:Plate ArmorArmour|Plate Armour]] - Generally provides the highest base defense with large penalties to speed. Wearing plate you will see a lower attack speed and a lower walking speed. It is also important to realize that the wieght of the plate suit further will limit your usefullness in combat A plate suit adds nearly 50kg of weight. Plate also has a defense bonus vs cutting. The equipment also has a penalty vs mauls causing higher damage to the equipment when attacked with a maul.<br>:* [[:Category:Chain Armour|Chain ArmorArmour]] - Generally provides a middle of the ground base defense with moderate penalities to speed. The wearer will walk moderately slower and have a moderately slower attack speed. Chain armor offers a defense bonus vs stabbing damage, whle the equipment itself recievesg extra damage from stabbing. <br>:* [[:Category:Leather ArmorArmour|Leather Armour]] - Generally provides the least amount of base defense. However it also has the smallest penalties to attack speed and walking speed. Leather Armor has defensive bonuses to bashing, while the equipment itself also gets extra damage from cutting. :* [[:Category:Studded Leather ArmorArmour|Studded Leather Armour]] - Generally provides a moderate amount of base defense with similar penalities as leather Armor. Studded Leather Armor represents a good common ground between speed and reasonable defense though still less base defense then plate provides.<br>:* [[Cloth ArmorArmour]] - Offers little to no protection from any weapon class. This should not be used as armor vs any opponent.
== Shields ==
: Shields have a percentage chance to block any melee attack, based on skill-level and class of shield, up to a maximum of 75%.
:* [[Large shieldsshield]] s - Have the greatest base percentage to block with the highest penalty against weapon speed. while small the lowest however speed penalties are inverse. :* [[Small shieldsshield]] s - Have the lowest penalty to weapon speed with the lowest base percentage to block.:* [[Medium shieldsshield]] s - A balance between speed and block percentage.
:<br>'''''Shields should be wielded on your arm, not your hand.'''''