In Bannerlord it seems like armor does nothing at all and it seems like it's being worked on in a recent/upcoming patch. What if instead of armor stats it's armor types instead, like cloth, light, medium and heavy armor. This way you can make armor as protective as you want and you offer more customization.
For example if I want to make a character in heavy armor I can choose whatever heavy armor I like without sacrificing stats.
For example if I want to make a character in heavy armor I can choose whatever heavy armor I like without sacrificing stats.