Availability and Type of Armor on Nyonia

General

Most armor on Nyonia is fashioned from cloth, animal hides, leather, and bronze. This is due to the fact that Nyonia's climate is very humid. Iron based armor rusts very quickly and is almost impossible to keep in working condition. The other issue with iron based armor is the lack of iron.

Typical pieces of armor

When Hero Combat Manager is capable of supporting sectional armor for characters, sectional armor will be a part of having a character in Nyonia. In anticipation of that here are a list of typical pieces of armor found in Nyonia and what they are typically made of:

Type and Description
Ainu Armor typically made by Ainu Style Material PD/ED Weight Cuirass Steel 6/6 6.9 Full Suit Iron / Leather 5/5 18 Full Suit Steel / Leather 6/6 14	Cuirass Covers shoulders and torso	Full Body Armor	Full Body Armor
Byrnie Covers from the shoulders, torso, and legs Style Material PD/ED Weight Byrnie Chain mail 6/6 13 Byrnie Leather 3/3 4.54 Byrnie Ring Mail 4/4 6.48	Chain mail	Leather	Ring Mail
Cuirass - Single plate Covers shoulders and torso Style Material PD/ED Weight Cuirass - Plate Steel 6/6 8.1 Cuirass - Piece Leather 4/4 4.05 Cuirass - Plate Bronze 5/5 9.9	Iron/Steel	Leather	Bronze
Cuirass Scale mail Covers shoulders and torso Style Material PD/ED Weight Cuirass - Scale mail Steel 5/5 8.1 Cuirass - Scale mail Leather 3/3 4.2 Cuirass - Scale mail Bronze 4/4 8.1	Iron/Steel	Scale Leather	Scale Bronze
Hammeh This the style and type of armor made and used by the Hammeh Covers the entire upper body and thighs but not the hands. Style Material PD/ED Weight Hauberk - Chain mail Steel 6 11.4 Hauberk - Chain mail Iron 5 9.9	Hauberk Chain mail	Fully Equiped
Leather Vest Covers the torso. Style Material PD/ED Weight Vest Soft Leather 1 1.62 Vest Heavy Leather 2 2.31 Vest Cur-Bouili 3 3.24

Time to get in and out of armor

One of the consequences of the Real Armor limitation is that it takes time to get in or out of. The time actually varied greatly depending on the construction of the armor and the experience of the person putting it on, but as a general rule of thumb, you can use the following guide:

• Putting on a helmet, grabbing a shield - 1/2 phase
• Putting on simple body armor, such as a hauberk or byrnie - 2 Phases
• Putting on a full suit of leather armor and strap it on - 1 Turn
• Putting on simple leg or arm protection (vambraces, mail chausses) - 1 Phase per limb
• Putting on complex harnesses - 1 minutes for each limb

Getting out of armor takes about the same time as getting in, except that if the character can use a blade, the time can be reduced one step on the time chart, since straps and bindings can be sliced away. Of course the armor won't be of much use afterwards!

Hero Game System Prefabs

Use the following racially approved weapon and armor prefabs