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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">Actually, most war gear lasts a good
long time if properly maintained (see below). Swords are handed
down from father to son because they last. Mostly you replace gear
because (1) you've acquired better (perhaps off the body of a
defeated foe) or (2) it has been broken or lost in combat or other
misadventure. This is iron or steel weaponry, of course. Bronze
weapons were very brittle. They kept a great edge but they broke
pretty much every battle.<br>
And armor, if not maintained properly, might rot off your body.
It's all kept together by leather straps, and those need
maintaining.<br>
But if you maintain your gear and keep it from rotting or rusting,
it will pretty much last forever. That's why soldiers are trained
in maintaining their gear. These days, plastic and composite gear
may well have a shelf life, and ammunition certainly does, but
back in the Iron Age, arms and armor were built to last, even for
the scrubs in the front line.<br>
Of course, if you load your conscripts with more gear than they
want to carry, it will get lost (read dropped by the side of the
road) and may need to be replaced. This was the case with the
later legions of Rome. You could see where the legion had gone by
the trail of dropped off helmets and inconvenient pieces of armor,
and sometimes their weapons.<br>
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Steve Perrin<br>
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On 4/10/2013 6:06 PM, Gary Sturgess wrote:<br>
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<div dir="ltr">To add a further question - how often do weapons
and armour need to be replaced? One thing virtually all RPGs do
is assume that equipment pretty much lasts forever - a
reasonable abstraction for the PCs, but I've found it
frustrating once they start raising armies and the like (ie I
don't mind so much if Ye Olde Adventurers have equipment that
never needs replacing, but when every Johnny Soldier has the
same advantage it starts to break my suspension of disbelief).</div>
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<div>Maintaining equipment is an important routine. That's
why knights had squires.<br>
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Seriously, at the very least your blades should be
sharpened and perhaps oiled, your armor should be shaken
out and bits and pieces straightened out and straps
checked, and your shield checked to make sure the
strapping is intact. Particularly urgent if you've been
fighting all day, ignorable if nothing much has happened
for a few days, but not so much as a week.<br>
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A good workman maintains his tools.<br>
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Steve Perrin
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On 4/10/2013 4:33 PM, Asher Royce Yaffee wrote:<br>
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<div dir="ltr">Hi, All,
<div> I was wondering about bladed weapons and
usage and sharpness. If a blade gets used
regularly, how often should one sharpen it?</div>
<div> I guess another way to put it is...</div>
<div>A) Before modern steel, how often would most
civilians normally sharpen their blades?</div>
<div>B) To maintain full weapon damage, how often
should a fighting adventurer sharpen his or her
blades? (Assume that every gaming session has a
fight.)</div>
<div>C) Beyond simply hours of usage, what other
factors make a difference? For example, if Sir
Gawain fights armored foes while brave Sir Robin
fights unarmored foes, will Sir Robin's sword
keep its edge noticeably longer?</div>
<div>D) I guess this leads to other maintenance
questions. Anything come to mind as worth
pointing out? Maybe oiling the blade?</div>
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<div> Any and all answers are warmly welcome.</div>
<div> Sincerely,</div>
<div>Asher</div>
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