ARMOR AND CLOTHING


Armor in the nomad community is like
anything else, functional and usually made from whatever is lying
around or cheap. Leather, old tires, sporting goods, scrap metal,
chain mail, etc. Most nomads don't even wear armor unless
absolutely necessary, comfort being a much more important issue.
Some however, like the Raffen Shiv wear it constantly, both for
protection, and as a sign of their clan allegiance. Nomad armor
almost never looks the same, unless it is part of a standardized clan
uniform, and even then there will be slight variations. The armor
that is worn is more often than not as much for protection from the
road as from attackers. Examples of the armor ratings of various
nomad armor are as follows:
HEAVY ARMOR
Football style shoulder pads:
(SP:8) (Protect shoulders and upper torso, but leave belly
exposed 30eb)
Motocross Armor: (SP:6)
(separate pieces available for torso 50eb, belly 25eb, upper and lower
arms 30eb, upper and lower legs 40eb)
Heavy Rubber Armor (SP:12) (Made from
the tread of old tires, this actually protects a little better than
steel pads, though it weighs much more and is only slightly more
flexible. Available as either shoulder pads, or add on pads to an
existing garment 50eb)
Steel Plates: (SP:10) (Often
added to garments, like shoulder and elbow plates for a jacket, or knee
pads for pants. Only protect a specific part of the body, if hit
in that general location (torso for a shoulder plate as an example)
Roll a ten sided again, 1-3 indicates the armored section took the
hit. Additional armor cannot be worn over any garment with steel
plates added 10eb.)
Motorcycle Helmet: (SP:10) (45eb)
Steel Helmet: (SP:14) (These
almost never protect the face, but come in a wide variety of styles
25eb)
LIGHT ARMOR
Chainmail: (SP:10) usually only
shirts or skirtings are made, as the weight is considered too
detrimental. (cost for chainmail is 50 eb for shirt, 75 for shirt
with sleeves, 75 for pants, 50 for skirt, and 25 for head dress).
DOES NOT PROTECT AGAINST BLUNT TRAUMA, and armor piercing effects are
doubled.
Heavy Leather: (SP:4) (Jackets
60eb, pants or chaps 50eb, shirts 35eb, Duster 125eb, etc. Very
very durable, but gets hot quickly. It is recommended that if
leather is the only armor you plan on wearing, you at least supplement
it with steel plates.)
Banded Armor: (SP:8) (Smaller thinner
plates of steal sown onto leather or cloth 75eb.)

Hand Gauntlets: SP:4) (Steel or tire
rubber plates
worn with a glove or by themselves, often spiked for an extra weapon
d6/2 damage 20eb.)
Clothing in the nomad community is much like armor, usually leather or
cotton, and heavily patched or resewn. Static society fashion
means next to nothing to nomads, whose only idea of fashion is
expressing themselves. Even among the cleanest nomads, clothes
are usually well worn and frayed. It's a hard life being a nomad,
their clothes reflect this. Rather than list individual prices of
nomad clothing, we will instead be merely taking a look at typical
outfits among the community, to give you an idea of what to look for
when shopping yourself. Hundreds of vendors in the market sell
both clothing and fabrics to make your own. Nomad crafted clothes
however are in a class of their own, and the prices usually follow the
same lines, 130eb for pants or chaps, 20eb for a shirt, 30eb for
a thin jacket, 50eb for a thick jacket, 50eb for a duster or overcoat.
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