I am creating this thread to purposefully get male players to think about what kind of armor we women would be able to wear realistically in real life as opposed to just automatically thinking of female armor as skintight bodysuits, steel-reinforced bikinis (Cobraskin Wraps), and cleavage-baring mail (think Katrin the Shieldmaiden).
When I think about it, it is pretty ridiculous that I would be jumping into the fray of battle wearing Cobraskin Wraps or skintight bodysuits that offered no protection except to just distract male soldiers, which would actually be deadly in itself as they might be inspired to sexually assault me if I was parading myself around in those skimpy armors. I shudder to think about how painful an arrow would feel stuck in my boobs if they were pushed up and exposed in a cleavage-baring armor. lol
Any of you happen to be an armor expert in real life? Would the average woman be capable of wearing full plate armor, for example? I do not know the actual weights and mass of various armor and would love to find out. Would the average woman only be able to wear light chain mail and be able to fight effectively?
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