Stormrage: Speaking from personal experience, I will take the armor and broadsword against an epee anyday. The only reason that armor started phasing out was the invention of the longbow and later gunpowder. Blow for blow in a medieval world, armor is the best bet. If your Blade Dreamblade character was in a poorly made bit of armor, I can imagine her saying that line, otherwise, I think she's just trying to be an exhibitionist (You know, the typical male fantasy of the naked warrior woman.... I*'m not saying there's anything WRONG with that, but lets call a spade a spade, shall we? I read Heavy Metal too. chuckle) And as for the weight, you will hardly notice it after running around in it for a few days. Weight on a well made suit of armor is so well-distributed that the person in it is quite comfortable and has an incredible range of motion. Many people have a misconception that armored knights had to be hoisted onto their horses before battle. This is a crock. Only someone in JOUSTING armor which has many joints fused for the protection of the jouster may require such a contraption and often, the knights were able to mount there horses with little to no effort without such assistance. I have a video in my home of a man in real full plate armor doing hand-springs and somersaults. Speaking as someone who fences and fights in medieval re-enactment, the only time I would wear no armor as a fighter, is if I had something enchanted that took its place. Allerleirauh: You are right. I would heartily suggest she have a bell gaurd or swept hilt rapier or her fingers are toast. Fiontar: Functionality vs. style: Are you going to stun your opponent with your sense of fashion? A bare-midriff on armor is inviting a gut shot and being disemboweled can REALLY ruin your day. You may have intended to cover that part but if you didn't....well.... your girl looks pretty well-dressed but not stupid enough to sacrifice protecting a vital area for the sake of "fashion". Gauntlets? They usually call people who didn't wear armored gauntlets "lefty" or worse "Hook". Trust me. Leather gauntlets or plate work JUST fine with a sword. I would suggest at least a hand plate for the back of her hand that protected her knuckles more. I like the figure and she is definately a fantasy chick. (And a total hottee to boot) Lets not talk as if she would LOGICALLY make the choices in clothing you have made for her because logic doesn't apply here. Fantasy is a wonderful thing. Lets leave it at that. They are things of fantasy, simple and true.