Just as weapons have pierce damage, slash damage and blunt damage, armors should also have pierce resistance, slash resistance and blunt resistance.
Padding offers some more resistance against blunt due to the cushioning effect, but not that much against slash and even less against piercing.
Chain mail offers more defense against slashes, but really not that much against piercing and barely anything against blunt.
Any sort of plates offers a lot of defense against both slash and piercing, more against slash than piercing, but almost nothing whatsoever against blunt (it can actually even increase blunt damage due to the plates bending or ripping and causing more damage).
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Padding offers some more resistance against blunt due to the cushioning effect, but not that much against slash and even less against piercing.
Chain mail offers more defense against slashes, but really not that much against piercing and barely anything against blunt.
Any sort of plates offers a lot of defense against both slash and piercing, more against slash than piercing, but almost nothing whatsoever against blunt (it can actually even increase blunt damage due to the plates bending or ripping and causing more damage).
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deGoucan Scrolls Index