Armor

Game Items that protect from damage.

Armor is game items that protect characters or avatars from various forms of damage. They can be armor similar to that in the real world or be fictive concepts such as magical defenses or high-tech force fields.

Often being combat-oriented, many Roleplaying Games have detailed rules for armor, e.g. Dungeons and Dragons, GURPS, and Hârnmaster, as well as the Dragon Age, Neverwinter Nights, and Elder Scrolls series. The Fallout series contain a multitude of armors (and clothing) that not only ofter players protection but also bonuses to skills and attributes. They do however deteriorate with use, as do the armors in The Elder Scrolls series, Entropia Universe, and World of Warcraft.

Minecraft allows players to craft their own armor out of a variety of material, including leather, iron, and diamond gems.

Using the pattern

The two main design choices for Armor is how it much each piece of Armor should protect and which Avatars and Characters can use it.

There are a several options for Armor. One is to assign a weight to them as a way to affect carrying capabilities, another is to make them be affected by Deterioration. For providing Tradeoffs or Balancing Effects, Armor can modulating Skills or Attributes by giving Decreased Abilities.