armies have come up with some pretty inventive ways of protecting themselves from the enemy’s weapons. Some were better than others. Bronze, iron and steel all provided a good degree of protection, but for every armor innovation,
Mounted knights primarily used it for jousting tournaments rather than on the battlefield. During jousting, the helmet offered a better degree of protection from lances that would splinter after impact with the rival’s body armor. It receives this name because of its ocularium (the slit through...
Each piece of armor worn by a player will reduce the effect of being invisible. Additionally, if you intend to use the invisibility effect in PvP combat, you’ll want to make sure to have your target take off all their armor, since the armor itself willnotbecome invisible, just their pla...
The third category includes the plate armour that protected the knights of Europe in the Middle Ages. That armour was composed of large steel or iron plates that were linked by loosely closed rivets and by internal leathers to allow the wearer maximum freedom of movement. Rashīd al-Dīn: ...
The Black Knight donning dark armor and riding a black horse represents the shadow characteristics of this archetype, especially the absence of honor and chivalry. Somewhat like the Warrior, the shadow Knight manifests as loyalty to a questionable ruler or principle. In its negative aspect, the ...