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This is an official list of existing alternative names for [[armor]], provided by APM Wyrom 12 Sep 2015.
This is an official list of existing alternative names for [[armor]], provided by APM Wyrom 12 Sep 2015 as a part of [[Hot Summer Nights 2015]].
Note: To help remove ambiguity, a new naming convention converting Soft Leather armor to Leather armor, and Hard Leather armor to Scale has been implemented.


== Armor names ==
== Armor names ==
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''No functional armor''
''No functional armor''
| <!-- ASG 2 -->
| <!-- ASG 2 -->
*Pretty much anything
*Pretty much anything cloth or fabric based and worn on the torso
|- {{table-heading}}
|- {{table-heading}}
! style = "width: 15em;" | 5-8 Soft Leather Armor
! style = "width: 15em;" | 5-8 Leather Armor
! style = "width: 15em;" | 5. Light Leather
! style = "width: 15em;" | 5. Light Leather
! style = "width: 15em;" | 6. Full Leather
! style = "width: 15em;" | 6. Full Leather
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*Light leather
*Light leather
*Light leathers
*Light leathers
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buff_coat Buffcoat]
*Buffcoat
*Casting leather
*Casting leather
*Casting leathers
*Casting leathers
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gambeson Jack]
*Jack
*Leather cyclas
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buff_coat Leather cyclas]
*Leather jerkin
*Leather jerkin
*Leather shirt
*Leather shirt
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*Full leather
*Full leather
*Full leathers
*Full leathers
*Arming doublet
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doublet_(clothing) Arming doublet]
*Buffcoat
*Buffcoat
*Casting leather
*Casting leather
*Casting leathers
*Casting leathers
*Leather shirt
*Leather shirt
*Leather pourpoint
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doublet_(clothing) Leather pourpoint]
| <!-- ASG 7 -->
| <!-- ASG 7 -->
*Reinforced leather
*Reinforced leather
*Reinforced leathers
*Reinforced leathers
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gambeson Aketon]
*Aketon
*Arming coat
*Arming coat
*Arming doublet
*Arming doublet
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gambeson Gambeson]
*Gambeson
*Quilted leather
*Quilted leather
| <!-- ASG 8 -->
| <!-- ASG 8 -->
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*Bodysuit
*Bodysuit
|- {{table-heading}}
|- {{table-heading}}
! style = "width: 15em;" | 9-12 Rigid Leather
! style = "width: 15em;" | 9-12 Scale Armor
! style = "width: 15em;" | 9. Leather Breastplate
! style = "width: 15em;" | 9. Leather Breastplate
! style = "width: 15em;" | 10. Cuirbouilli Leather
! style = "width: 15em;" | 10. Cuirbouilli Leather
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*Leather breastplate
*Leather breastplate
*Breastplate
*Breastplate
*Brigandine shirt
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brigandine Brigandine shirt]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corslet Corslet/corselet]
*Corslet
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuirass Cuirass]
*Cuirass
*Jack
*Jack
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerkin_(garment) Jerkin]
*Jerkin
*Lamellar shirt
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamellar_armour Lamellar shirt]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scale_armour Scale]
*Scale
*Scalemail
*Scalemail
*Tunic
*Tunic
| <!-- ASG 10 -->
| <!-- ASG 10 -->
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boiled_leather Cuirboulli]
*Cuirboulli
*Cuirboulli leather
*Cuirboulli leather
*Cuirboulli leathers
*Cuirboulli leathers
*Brigandine shirt
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brigandine Brigandine shirt]
*Cuirass
*Cuirass
*Jerkin
*Jerkin
*Lamellar corslet
*Lamellar corslet/corselet
*Lamellar shirt
*Lamellar shirt
*Leather corslet
*Leather corslet/corselet
*Scale
*Scale
*Scalemail
*Scalemail
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*Studded leather
*Studded leather
*Studded leathers
*Studded leathers
*Splint leather
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Splint_armour Splint leather]
*Splinted leather
*Splinted leather
*Lamellar leather
*Lamellar leather
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*Brigandine armor
*Brigandine armor
*Brigandine leather
*Brigandine leather
*Banded armor
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banded_mail Banded armor]
*Coat-of-plates
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coat_of_plates Coat-of-plates]
*Jack-of-plates
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_of_plate Jack-of-plates]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brigandine#Russian_kuyak Kuyak]
*Kyuak
*Laminar armor
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laminar_armour Laminar armor]
*Lamellar armor
*Lamellar armor
*Scalemail
*Scalemail
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|- style = "vertical-align:top;"
|- style = "vertical-align:top;"
| <!-- ASG 13-16 -->
| <!-- ASG 13-16 -->
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mail_(armour) Chain]
*Chain
*Chainmail
*Chainmail
*Chain armor
*Chain armor
*Mail
*Mail
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ring_armour Ringmail]
*Ringmail
| <!-- ASG 13 -->
| <!-- ASG 13 -->
*Chainmail
*Chainmail
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mail_(armour) Byrnie]
*Byrnie
*Chain corslet
*Chain corslet/corselet
*Chain shirt
*Chain shirt
*Chain tunic
*Chain tunic
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*Double chain
*Double chain
*Double chainmail
*Double chainmail
*Chain corslet
*Chain corslet/corselet
*Chain shirt
*Chain shirt
*Chain tunic
*Chain tunic
*Haubergeon
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hauberk Haubergeon]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jazerant Jazerant]
*Jazerant
| <!-- ASG 15 -->
| <!-- ASG 15 -->
*Augmented chain
*Augmented chain
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*Jazerant
*Jazerant
| <!-- ASG 16 -->
| <!-- ASG 16 -->
*Chain hauberk
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hauberk Chain hauberk]
*Body armor (armor is the noun, body will directly precede it)
*Hauberk
*Jazerant hauberk
*Jazerant hauberk
*Hauberk
|- {{table-heading}}
|- {{table-heading}}
! style = "width: 15em;" | 17-20 Plate Armor
! style = "width: 15em;" | 17-20 Plate Armor
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|- style = "vertical-align:top;"
|- style = "vertical-align:top;"
| <!-- ASG 17-20 -->
| <!-- ASG 17-20 -->
*Plate armor
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plate_armour Plate armor]
*[Metal] armor
*Plate-and-mail
| <!-- ASG 17 -->
| <!-- ASG 17 -->
*Metal breastplate
*Metal breastplate
*Breastplate
*Breastplate
*Cuirass
*Cuirass
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mirror_armour Disc armor]
*Disc armor
*[Reflective metal] mirror armor
*[Reflective metal] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mirror_armour mirror armor]
*Plate corslet
*Plate corslet/corselet
| <!-- ASG 18 -->
| <!-- ASG 18 -->
*Augmented breastplate
*Augmented breastplate
*Breastplate
*Breastplate
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuirass Coracia]
*Coracia
*Cuirass
*Cuirass
*Platemail
*Platemail
*Plate corslet
*Plate corslet/corselet
| <!-- ASG 19 -->
| <!-- ASG 19 -->
*Half plate
*Half plate
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*Full plate
*Full plate
*Full platemail
*Full platemail
*Body armor (armor is the noun, body will directly precede it)
*Field plate
*Field plate
*Field platemail
*Field platemail
*Lasktol'zko (Half-Krolvin name for full plate)
*Plate
*Plate
*Platemail
*Platemail
|}
|}
''Armor nouns tend to also see more nouns added over time, so this list is not final.''
''Armor nouns tend to also see more nouns added over time, so this list is not final.''
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Here is a complete list of nouns that can be used for armor by AsG. We've also added some more weapon nouns to our arsenal! Enjoy!

Armor

Here is a list of approved armor nouns.
{| {{prettytable}}
!Type!!AsG!!Nouns
|-
!rowspan="1"|Cloth Armor
!2
|very flexible with new revisions.
|-
!rowspan="5"|Soft Leather
!All
|leather, leathers, [leather/hide/skin] armor, [leather/hide/skin] hunts
|-
!5
|light leather, light leathers, buffcoat, casting leather, casting leathers, jack, leather cyclas, leather jerkin, leather shirt, leather tunic, leather vest,
|-
!6
|full leather, full leathers, arming doublet, buffcoat, casting leather, casting leathers, leather shirt, leather pourpoint
|-
!7
|reinforced leather, reinforced leathers, aketon, arming coat, arming doublet, gambeson, quilted leather
|-
!8
|double leather, double leathers, aketon, arming coat, gambeson, bodysuit
|-
!rowspan="5"|Rigid Leather
!All
|armor
|-
!9
|leather breastplate, breastplate, brigandine shirt, corslet, cuirass, jack, jerkin, lamellar shirt, scale, scalemail, tunic
|-
!10
|cuirboulli, cuirboulli leather, cuirboulli leathers, brigandine shirt, cuirass, jerkin, lamellar corslet, lamellar shirt, leather corslet, scale, scalemail, tunic
|-
!11
|studded leather, studded leathers, splint leather, splinted leather, lamellar leather
|-
|12
|brigandine, brigandine armor, brigandine leather, banded armor, coat-of-plates, jack-of-plates, kyuak, laminar armor, lamellar armor, scalemail, splint armor, splinted armor, splint mail, splinted mail
|-
!rowspan="5"|Chain Armor
!All
|chain, chainmail, chain armor, mail, ringmail
|-
!13
|chainmail, byrnie, chain corslet, chain shirt, chain tunic
|-
!14
|double chain, double chainmail, chain corslet, chain shirt, chain tunic, haubergeon, jazerant
|-
!15
|augmented chain, augmented chainmail, haubergeon, jazerant
|-
!16
|chain hauberk, jazerant hauberk, hauberk
|-
!rowspan="5"|Plate Armor
!All
|plate armor
|-
!17
|metal breastplate, breastplate, cuirass, disc armor, [reflective metal] mirror armor, plate corslet
|-
!18
|augmented breastplate, breastplate, coracia, cuirass, platemail, plate corslet
|-
!19
|half plate, half-plate, plate, platemail
|-
!20
|full plate, full platemail, field plate, field platemail, plate, platemail
|}
Armor nouns tend to also see more nouns added over time, so this list is not final.

Weapons

Here are some added nouns to several weapon profiles.
{| {{prettytable}}
!Weapon!!Nouns
|-
!Awl-pike
|breach pike, ahlspiess
|-
!Bola
|bolas, boleadoras, weighted-cord
|-
!Dagger
|sidearm-of-Onar
|-
!Discus
|throwing disc, [metal] disc
|-
!Falchion
|kiss-of-Ivas
|-
!Fist-scythe
|hand-hook, hook, hook-claw
|-
!Flamberge
|reaver, wave-bladed sword, sword-of-Phoen
|-
!Flail
|spiked-staff
|-
!Hammer-of-Kai
|piked-hammer, longhammer
|-
!Handaxe
|logging axe, splitting axe, double-bit axe, ono, tomahawk
|-
!Javelin
|nage-yari
|-
!Jeddart-axe
|poleaxe
|-
!Katar
|kunai, slasher
|-
!Knuckle-duster
|[metal] knuckles
|-
!Leather Whip
|whip, training whip, slaver's whip, single-tail whip, signal whip
|-
!Longsword
|tachi
|-
!Main Gauche
|shield-sword, sword-breaker
|-
!Mattock
|pickaxe
|-
!Military Pick
|mining pick
|-
!Naginata
|swordstaff, bladestaff
|-
!Pilum
|shield-breaker, shield-sunderer
|-
!Quarterstaff
|walking staff, warstaff
|-
!Quoit
|bladed-ring, bladed-disc, bladed wheel, war-quoit, battle-quoit
|-
!Runestaff
|walking stick, sceptre-of-Lumnis, scepter-of-Lumnis
|-
!Scimitar
|Charl's-tail
|-
!Short Sword
|Backslasher, Niima's-embrace
|-
!Spear
|yari
|-
!Tiger-claw
|thrak-bite, barbed claw
|-
!Troll-claw
|wight-claw, bladed claw
|}

~Wyrom, APM

>>They call him Wyrom, not afraid to get dirty; work all day, in game by 5:30; loresongs eloquent, item embellishment, double speed development... ~Silvean




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Latest revision as of 16:18, 18 January 2023

This is an official list of existing alternative names for armor, provided by APM Wyrom 12 Sep 2015 as a part of Hot Summer Nights 2015. Note: To help remove ambiguity, a new naming convention converting Soft Leather armor to Leather armor, and Hard Leather armor to Scale has been implemented.

Armor names

1. Clothing 2. Cloth Armor

No functional armor

  • Pretty much anything cloth or fabric based and worn on the torso
5-8 Leather Armor 5. Light Leather 6. Full Leather 7. Reinforced Leather 8. Double Leather
  • Leather
  • Leathers
  • [Leather/hide/skin] armor
  • [Leather/hide/skin] hunts
  • Light leather
  • Light leathers
  • Buffcoat
  • Casting leather
  • Casting leathers
  • Jack
  • Leather cyclas
  • Leather jerkin
  • Leather shirt
  • Leather tunic
  • Leather vest
  • Reinforced leather
  • Reinforced leathers
  • Aketon
  • Arming coat
  • Arming doublet
  • Gambeson
  • Quilted leather
  • Double leather
  • Double leathers
  • Aketon
  • Arming coat
  • Gambeson
  • Bodysuit
9-12 Scale Armor 9. Leather Breastplate 10. Cuirbouilli Leather 11. Studded Leather 12. Brigandine Armor
  • Armor
  • Cuirboulli
  • Cuirboulli leather
  • Cuirboulli leathers
  • Brigandine shirt
  • Cuirass
  • Jerkin
  • Lamellar corslet/corselet
  • Lamellar shirt
  • Leather corslet/corselet
  • Scale
  • Scalemail
  • Tunic
  • Studded leather
  • Studded leathers
  • Splint leather
  • Splinted leather
  • Lamellar leather
13-16 Chain Armor 13. Chain Mail 14. Double Chain 15. Augmented Chain 16. Chain Hauberk
  • Chainmail
  • Byrnie
  • Chain corslet/corselet
  • Chain shirt
  • Chain tunic
  • Double chain
  • Double chainmail
  • Chain corslet/corselet
  • Chain shirt
  • Chain tunic
  • Haubergeon
  • Jazerant
  • Augmented chain
  • Augmented chainmail
  • Haubergeon
  • Jazerant
  • Chain hauberk
  • Body armor (armor is the noun, body will directly precede it)
  • Hauberk
  • Jazerant hauberk
17-20 Plate Armor 17. Metal Breastplate 18. Augmented Plate 19. Half Plate 20. Full Plate
  • Augmented breastplate
  • Breastplate
  • Coracia
  • Cuirass
  • Platemail
  • Plate corslet/corselet
  • Half plate
  • Half-plate
  • Plate
  • Platemail
  • Full plate
  • Full platemail
  • Body armor (armor is the noun, body will directly precede it)
  • Field plate
  • Field platemail
  • Lasktol'zko (Half-Krolvin name for full plate)
  • Plate
  • Platemail

Armor nouns tend to also see more nouns added over time, so this list is not final.

Saved Post

Saved Post

Category: General Gemstone IV Discussion
Topic: Items and Inventory
Message #: 1986
Author: GS4-WYROM
Date: 09/12/2015
Subject: HSN: Armor and Weapon Nouns Update

Here is a complete list of nouns that can be used for armor by AsG. We've also added some more weapon nouns to our arsenal! Enjoy!

Armor

Here is a list of approved armor nouns.

Type AsG Nouns
Cloth Armor 2 very flexible with new revisions.
Soft Leather All leather, leathers, [leather/hide/skin] armor, [leather/hide/skin] hunts
5 light leather, light leathers, buffcoat, casting leather, casting leathers, jack, leather cyclas, leather jerkin, leather shirt, leather tunic, leather vest,
6 full leather, full leathers, arming doublet, buffcoat, casting leather, casting leathers, leather shirt, leather pourpoint
7 reinforced leather, reinforced leathers, aketon, arming coat, arming doublet, gambeson, quilted leather
8 double leather, double leathers, aketon, arming coat, gambeson, bodysuit
Rigid Leather All armor
9 leather breastplate, breastplate, brigandine shirt, corslet, cuirass, jack, jerkin, lamellar shirt, scale, scalemail, tunic
10 cuirboulli, cuirboulli leather, cuirboulli leathers, brigandine shirt, cuirass, jerkin, lamellar corslet, lamellar shirt, leather corslet, scale, scalemail, tunic
11 studded leather, studded leathers, splint leather, splinted leather, lamellar leather
12 brigandine, brigandine armor, brigandine leather, banded armor, coat-of-plates, jack-of-plates, kyuak, laminar armor, lamellar armor, scalemail, splint armor, splinted armor, splint mail, splinted mail
Chain Armor All chain, chainmail, chain armor, mail, ringmail
13 chainmail, byrnie, chain corslet, chain shirt, chain tunic
14 double chain, double chainmail, chain corslet, chain shirt, chain tunic, haubergeon, jazerant
15 augmented chain, augmented chainmail, haubergeon, jazerant
16 chain hauberk, jazerant hauberk, hauberk
Plate Armor All plate armor
17 metal breastplate, breastplate, cuirass, disc armor, [reflective metal] mirror armor, plate corslet
18 augmented breastplate, breastplate, coracia, cuirass, platemail, plate corslet
19 half plate, half-plate, plate, platemail
20 full plate, full platemail, field plate, field platemail, plate, platemail

Armor nouns tend to also see more nouns added over time, so this list is not final.

Weapons

Here are some added nouns to several weapon profiles.

Weapon Nouns
Awl-pike breach pike, ahlspiess
Bola bolas, boleadoras, weighted-cord
Dagger sidearm-of-Onar
Discus throwing disc, [metal] disc
Falchion kiss-of-Ivas
Fist-scythe hand-hook, hook, hook-claw
Flamberge reaver, wave-bladed sword, sword-of-Phoen
Flail spiked-staff
Hammer-of-Kai piked-hammer, longhammer
Handaxe logging axe, splitting axe, double-bit axe, ono, tomahawk
Javelin nage-yari
Jeddart-axe poleaxe
Katar kunai, slasher
Knuckle-duster [metal] knuckles
Leather Whip whip, training whip, slaver's whip, single-tail whip, signal whip
Longsword tachi
Main Gauche shield-sword, sword-breaker
Mattock pickaxe
Military Pick mining pick
Naginata swordstaff, bladestaff
Pilum shield-breaker, shield-sunderer
Quarterstaff walking staff, warstaff
Quoit bladed-ring, bladed-disc, bladed wheel, war-quoit, battle-quoit
Runestaff walking stick, sceptre-of-Lumnis, scepter-of-Lumnis
Scimitar Charl's-tail
Short Sword Backslasher, Niima's-embrace
Spear yari
Tiger-claw thrak-bite, barbed claw
Troll-claw wight-claw, bladed claw

~Wyrom, APM

>>They call him Wyrom, not afraid to get dirty; work all day, in game by 5:30; loresongs eloquent, item embellishment, double speed development... ~Silvean

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