I wonder just how much protection wood slat armor gives

I thought it was a ladder for the tinier folk...

Dabajabazah said:
I wonder just how much protection wood slat armor gives

Might deflect a glancing strike, or might just be there to add a bit of leg protection while kicking.

Dabajabazah said:
I wonder just how much protection wood slat armor gives

Probably quite a bit. A piece of wood to stop an edge with something soft like a leg behind it to disperse energy. It'd be stiff and impractical over a large area, but the physics are sound, I'd imagine.

In terms of ninjas and armor: the less armor, the better.

sylamorase said:
Probably quite a bit. A piece of wood to stop an edge with something soft like a leg behind it to disperse energy. It'd be stiff and impractical over a large area, but the physics are sound, I'd imagine.

depending on what wood used. Wood is surprisingly strong stuff. Just don't want to fight any fire mages with it.

Dabajabazah said:
I wonder just how much protection wood slat armor gives

depending on what system your using wood can give a +1 to a +6
nd count as light or medium armor
Id say thats a +1 or 2 light

Dabajabazah said:
I wonder just how much protection wood slat armor gives

Quite a bit. The native people of Siberia used wooden laminar style armor, as well as helms carved of spruce burl. This wooden armor actually defeated early Russian firearms, as it was very hard but had enough give and shock absorption to dissipate the kinetic energy of a large, soft bullet. I'm sure a head shot would still ring your bell, but it didn't prove to be fatal in most cases.

To your point though, her armor is... very sparse. But her character is noted for lethal kicks using the claws of her feet, for it's most likely, as someone else noted, just a little added protection for when she's delivering a kick.

If i was their native people i question, how would i even make armor like that?!