Post/Author/DateTime	Post
Nat_20 06-20-07, 03:17 AM	Spartan War Gear. Functions like Studded Leather Armor from PHB but is made of metal and can be any special metal substance(mithral and so on) This set of protective items includes a Helm, Vambraces(metal arm-guards) Protective Metal and leather boots, and a Long Cloak. Just thought I'd throw this out their for people who are looking for gear to make a Spartan like character... Any complaints?
Watchman 06-20-07, 04:54 AM	Yes. You're pretty much making the irrelevant peripherals (helmet, light limb defenses) included in the D&D armour classes into the equivalents of a full suit of armour, entirely by fiat.
GAMBLE_d13 06-20-07, 05:57 AM	Vambraces do give an Armor Bonus of +1, only they are called Daishin (or somthing like that) and they are found in the OA, there are also rules for a Cloak that gives an AC or Shield Bonus of +1 in one of the Races books. Also in OA their is Mirrored Armor, turn that into a Torc and their is another +1 AC (Stacks with Vambracers and the Cloak), now enhance them all to +5 and stand staunchly.
Watchman 06-20-07, 06:13 AM	Leave it to WotC to get inconsistent with its own armour system. Anyway, while you're at it why not just stick some sort of permanent illusion spell on proper armour if beefcake is a must ? "Macho Leathers" and "Chainmail Bikini", as GURPS Magic Items called those...
CryoSilver 06-20-07, 08:00 AM	Or use the Class Defense Bonus variant.
Nat_20 06-20-07, 06:35 PM	Or use the Class Defense Bonus variant. what is that??? I also just made it for a player who wanted a spartan and wanted to see the responses this got...
CryoSilver 06-20-07, 06:38 PM	http://www.d20srd.org/srd/variant/adventuring/defenseBonus.htm
Tempest Stormwind 06-20-07, 06:45 PM	Assuming you wanted to go with 300's "I have pecs so tough they can turn steel" instead of the traditional cuirass, just go for gloryborn armor in the DMG2. It is quite literally the chainmail bikini of D&D -- it deliberately looks like it's lacking key protective components and flaunts your body to your opponents, all the while encouraging you to charge your foes like a berserker.
CryoSilver 06-20-07, 06:46 PM	That or be a warblade with the various DR-granting Stone Dragon manuvers.
AAB 06-20-07, 06:52 PM	bah. everyone knows that spartans are crusaders.:P
Aiden_Bautista 06-20-07, 06:57 PM	Tumbler's Breastplate?
Darth Sephiroth 06-20-07, 07:18 PM	They also probably have the Bladeproof Skin spelltouched feat