Yesterday, I was about to post about the awesome image blog, Women Fighters in Reasonable Armor when I was temporarily distracted by what may actually have been an online tabloid troll.*
Anyway, on to the awesome! Here are a couple samples:
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| Originally from WOTC |
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| By Wraithdt |
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| This one reminds me of the half-orc the GF played in one of our campaigns -by Hamsterly |
I thoroughly approve of armor as clothing to serve a defensive purpose. And while instances of unreasonable female armor have certainly outstripped (get it?) their male counterparts by a longshot, let us not forget that Frank Frazetta, who really got a lot of this stuff started, just liked to see everyone naked.
Because all you really need is a helmet and a belt...
It really does drive me a little nuts to see women warriors in films who fight in bikinis. Same with the males who fight in fur-lined briefs. Seems like a lot of unnecessary road rash for when you get knocked on your butt during a fight.
ReplyDeleteI am reminded of this book - http://www.amazon.com/Women-Warlords-Illustrated-Military-Warriors/dp/0713719656 - with the series of Angus MacBride color plates in the middle, most of whom are wearing sensible and period armor.
ReplyDeleteI know, right!? Of course there is also the opposite but related problem of excessively elaborate fantasy armor. Spikes and serrations, while cool looking just make sure that a sword or axe blow slides to the same (usually weaker) spot each time. And overly ornate pauldrons really just make your arms extra tired and block peripheral vision.
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