[TORG] Why don't wizards run around in tin cans?

[Samuel Phillips Koller]

With regards to this, I consider it largely subjective.  I see little to no evidence of NPC's using platemail or any other super heavy armor.  Presuming I am interpreting the Asyle text right and Magic is a common everyday thing, then most armies would try to equip lighter armors that can be raised to a higher level by enchantments, and have as many bow and cross bow men as possible, to make pincushions out of anyone they see muttering for longer the five seconds. 

Conversely, it is quite likely that your average "heavy suit" used to be a stable hand, and thus has a toughness of 12 or even 13.  Thus, our enchanted plate just hopped up to 20, which is within spitting distance of reasonable.  

In short, I would consider most ayslish armies to have three types of people in them
1) I have brains, and thus I can make better armor waving my hands around then any smith i know of.
2) I have brawn, and thus armor works well enough for me that i am not worried
3) I have neither, now hand me that bow before the idiot over there finishes chanting. 


----- Original Message -----
From: "Dominick Riesland" <rabbitball at gmail.com>
To: torg at justintimeadventures.com
Sent: Tuesday, August 4, 2009 2:52:59 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central
Subject: Re: [TORG] Why don't wizards run around in tin cans?


This carries the next question: If wizards have all the good stuff,
why do the warriors bother with the tin cans?