<div dir="ltr"><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px"><i>I get confused easily about types of armor. When my kids start picking out their armor on page 86, they'll have questions which I cannot easily answer.</i></div>
<div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px"><i> Laminar is listed as "Flexible". When I look it up on wikipedia, the photos look articulated, but not flexible. Chainmail is listed as "Rigid", yet looks flexible.</i></div>
<div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px"><i> Any advice on how best to explain these categories to the kids?</i></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px">
<br></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px">If you note the heading of the first column on the armour table (page 86) it says 'Material Type'. The distinctions relate to what the armour is made <i>from </i>rather than the armour's nature afterwards.</div>
</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 19 June 2013 07:47, Tony Den <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:postmaster@runequest.za.org" target="_blank">postmaster@runequest.za.org</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div class="im">Asher Royce Yaffee wrote:<br>
> Hi, All,<br>
> I have a few questions about RQ6. At the moment, our setting is<br>
> Greco-Roman-ish, and the kids had some questions. I would much appreciate<br>
> the opinion of anyone who has read, used, or otherwise participated in RQ6<br>
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In terms of the spatha my understanding is it developed from the gladius<br>
as time progressed and cavalry became more used by the legions (in early<br>
times cavalry were often mercenaries). As the gladius was too short to use<br>
effectivly from horseback the spatha was developed by effectively just<br>
making a long gladius. As such I would rule it to be pretty much a<br>
broadsword.<br>
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In terms of the armour it depends on period. The Lorica Segmentata that<br>
came about after the Marian Reforms was articulated plate as far as I<br>
understand. Definitly hard armour in my opinion.<br>
<br>
I defer to David re the greek shortsword. Although I heard somewhere that<br>
the older soldiers at the back of the phalanx used them to goad on the<br>
younger spear bearers in front of them....<br>
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