RDN's Lucifer (nerthos)'s status on Friday, 30-Dec-16 14:17:39 UTC
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@sim Chainmail is more annoying to make. Plate used to be much harder and expensive in medieval times, but that's because the smith had to shape the plates from raw material. Nowadays you can buy sheets of whatever type of steel you want, usually in 1x2m plates, and cut it with an angle grinder or whatever, making it much easier to work. Chainmail requires much less fitting though, so it's easier to make a functional set, but it also takes incredible amounts of time, even with the proper machinery. Even more so if you're using a steel that'll be able to endure the strain of combat, and welding together the ends of the loops. Aesthetical chainmail is easier but still takes way too long to make. In general I prefer plate with chainmail (which is also much heavier than plate) for critical joints, and scale over leather for skirts, semi-rigid areas and extra layering.
