by Derian » Thu Jul 14, 2016 9:11 pm
As it stands, as you've corrected noted, this armor is not legal in the Book of War. That said, I agree with you that this armor a) has historical precedence, b) could be made to be sufficiently encumbering so as to not unbalance gameplay, and c) could look super cool.
Ultimately, it boils down to the fact that this is not currently allowed. If you're interested in getting the rules changed, I would advise making some armor that means the above points and bringing it to some events. Talk to the head weapons checker at the event, show them your armor and explain what you're doing. Assuming that it won't break gameplay, isn't cheesy and looks cool, many weapons checkers would allow it on the field for a day or for a portion of the day.
From here, it's a matter of repeating this process, continuing to discuss it online and in person with other people, and once the game as a whole is comfortable with it and we can all agree on proper rules for it, it can be proposed by a War Council representative and included in the Book of War.
- Derian -
"An octopus has eight arms, three hearts, five *, two Super Bowl rings, a beak, and the power to solve crimes."