@Tato In writing probably yeah, but they're so useless in actual combat that I'd be willing to take 5 free hits from a whip no problem before fighting back if I was in a duel

when people dont have metal armor is when curved swords become relevant

@Kealor scale armour

is the tradition

@Tato and I'm a fucking couch potato whimp lul

Fuck armor. Anything we make will just get shot through by a pistol

plate armour is late medieval

https://youtu.be/0QXxWxti6ks?t=69

@Reprehensibletrash thats completely wrong tho

nahk leather whips yes but if u knot metal pieces in them theyre nutts

bullets are desceptively easy to stop

@Reprehensibletrash yeah why didnt people in the 1300 just use guns smh

Shush fednigger

riot shields are pretty light

considering how good they are

we make mesh that can stop bullets, then we make actual armor

there is a mesh that stops bullets

@Tato Yeah they hurt like hell, which is why whips are so widespread throughout history. But never as combat weapons.

its k3evlar

@Kealor they did use guns

the issue is that a gun is ridiculously easier to produce than a functional set of armour

the arquebus is pretty old

it doesnt just hurt it has potential of breaking bones

you know what isnt easy to produce

ask the guy that makes IRL 40k power armor

a fully trained soldier

think on that

shit stops 9mm easy

arquebus is like 1500s ish

Hey, I'm just looking to be able to keep my house defended, while war breaks out around me

And my dick has potential of making babies yet none exist

arquebus is way older dude

1500s had actual guns

It's pretty easy to make body armour tbh...

and im not talking about animal whips and just leather whips there were war whips in particular with metal peaces knoted in them

imagine thinking that Portland won't just chimp out

Disposable armour is dead easy to make

How likely ya think Portland is to be the front line?

yes @Tato it got phased out quickly

A big book and some ceramic tiles will sort you out

I say it's already showing that tendency