Some friends and myself are running pennanf paper campaigns. I'm the GM and we really like it to keep it realistic and low magic. I have some problems with the research to pull this off.
It's still fantasy and so on don't have to be 100% true to history and ages etc.
So one is probaly a bit more heavy armored with a brigantine, mail and Gambeson
So probaly most of them will wearing half plate but not full plate.
What about the typical rogue? This sounds not really viable against armored opponents in a open fight.
When I do some test examples like explained above... Let's take 2 with half plate, an archer with lightarmor(Gambeson?) maybe a medium one.. Gambeson, mailshirt etc? And a rogue like one.. Also just Gambeson?
Now let's put them against some opponents.. How about like 5 peasants.. Clothes and tools like a woodaxe, knife pitchfork.
Can they even be a threat to the party or do they just get massacred? I'm mostly concernd with my half plate guys beeing to op.
What about some bandits? They would probaly also mostly have clothes.. Maybe a rusty sword.. Maybe even some mail or a Gambeson. Knifes.. Tools too?
Probaly pretty similar fight like the peasants.
What about a group of watchmen or men at arms? Loadout here would probaly be maces, shields, polearm/spear. Gambeson, mail, kettlehat/Helm, maybe even. Breastplate
And probaly one of the tougher opponents.. Knights with half or full plate.
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