Re: Re: Spare Armour

From: Andrew Solovay <asolovay_at_...>
Date: Thu, 9 Sep 2004 14:21:24 -0700


ALISON PLACE <alison_place_at_...> wrote:
>

> Our other main problem (we're running River Voices out
> of Garhound) is that our two main armour sources tend
> to be dead Lunars (dangerously distinctive armour,
> frequently), and, ugh, broo. Strangely, few want
> armour that's either apt to get you crucified, or
> diseased.

I'd bet there's a fair amount of Lunar armor in circulation. Every time they lose a battle (and it *does* happen), that much more Lunar armor goes on the black market. Beyond that, some Lunar regiments might be expected to provide their own armor (in our world, hoplites had to do this, and so did Republican Roman legionaires, IIRC)--so there would be a perfectly legitimate market for smiths who could make Lunar-style armor, and people to buy and sell it.

For that matter, if a Lunar is responsible for his own armor, he might well sell off a beaten-up suit and buy a new one from time to time--so once again, armor could legitimately go on the market.

Which is to say, having beaten-up armor that looks like it might have come off a dead Lunar might not be prima facie evidence of treason and/or rebellion. You might be able to get away with wearing it without getting crucified.

As for broo armor... well, they aren't top-notch craftsmen themselves. I'd bet most of *their* armor was stolen from bodies. So it won't look like "broo armor" as such--just really old, beaten-up human armor. But you might have trouble getting the smell off it.

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