MUSE
Only a while ago, Gawain was sitting at his desk with his sword laid out before him, planning out improvements that he could make to it to increase his capabilities. Now, Gawain sat at his desk with his armor held up in front of his bed by a coat-hanger; the footwear stood at the end of the bed. Most of the attire was made of cloth, adorned with belts to keep everything held together. The white, blue, black, and yellow look gave off a feeling of something similar to a knight's clothing, at least to the boy who wore it. Maneuvering in the garment wasn't hard as well, but it took some getting used to, which Gawain improved himself in across the span of time he had it. For then though, he stared at it for a while with his pen and paper on his desk just as he did with his sword; he scoured his mind for previous experiences, wondering what faults lied in the armor that could be eliminated. There were a few general ideas that he came across, but nothing truly in depth. So, deciding not to waste any more time, Gawain took to illustrating his ideas on paper, working better there.
After a while passed by, Gawain finally came across his third point that led him off into discovering renovations that could be applied to the armor. Considering the armor is weak in that it can't perfectly weaken an attack's blow; however, with the addition of a metallic base across the armor, blows to major weak-points can be lessened and the armor will still be compact. From the developing thoughts, Gawain took to roughly sketching out on another piece of paper the design of the armor as it was then before making any additional illustrations. As it was then, the armor was simply made out of cloth and an assortment of light buttons and belts which were either there for design or for holding the attire together. After the addition of metal on armor though, Gawain hoped that the piece would be more than just aesthetic beauty.
Once the sketch was done and finished, Gawain then took to adding in the significant details that would possibly improve the quality of the armor. First, he started with the upper body, figuring out which places needed the most protection from harm. Eventually, Gawain came to the conclusion that the shoulders on the sides of the neck, needed reinforcements as well as the core of the body. A blow to the neck would surely deal more damage than most other attacks, and the body had to withstand many blows over the course of a battle if it didn't end in the first few strikes. Next came the location of armor for the lower body which Gawain soon pinpointed to be the knees. Being one of the weaker parts of the body, the knees would be a viable attack spot to down most oppositions quickly. So, once Gawain noted the three locations of the attire, having made specific notes on how the design of each one, Gawain took to intricately designing as best he could the look of the added pieces.
Some time passed by before Gawain finally finished on the design of the new armor: the torso armor would consist of both the shoulder pieces and the chest piece connected together, thus forming one entire piece of armor; the armor for the knees was decided as simple knee guards, fitted to lock around the back of the knee. To the aesthetics detailing, Gawain decided on a simple white appearance with blue linings to keep in touch with the previous colors. With such a design, the boy considered it as best he could get out of his armor for then, as any additional plating could alter his movement in combat. So, Gawain took off with his notes and armor, in a lofty bag, to the same forgery where he improved his sword, hoping that his hard work would breed results.
As before, the hours passed by, resulting in the evening darkness shining its moonlight through the windows of the forgery. Nevertheless, Gawain was pleased with the fruit of his work: the chest piece was finished as well as the knee guards, whose straps were brown. Deciding to utilize just a little while longer, Gawain suited himself up in his armor, after returning to his room in the dormitories, and ran for a bit in the night. The chest piece certainly added a considerable amount of weight, but the knee guards required only some getting used to. Nonetheless, the boy was happy with the results and was willing to adapt, all for the sake of improvement and his end goal; a light smile lit the boy's face as he continued on his way in the darkness.
Only a while ago, Gawain was sitting at his desk with his sword laid out before him, planning out improvements that he could make to it to increase his capabilities. Now, Gawain sat at his desk with his armor held up in front of his bed by a coat-hanger; the footwear stood at the end of the bed. Most of the attire was made of cloth, adorned with belts to keep everything held together. The white, blue, black, and yellow look gave off a feeling of something similar to a knight's clothing, at least to the boy who wore it. Maneuvering in the garment wasn't hard as well, but it took some getting used to, which Gawain improved himself in across the span of time he had it. For then though, he stared at it for a while with his pen and paper on his desk just as he did with his sword; he scoured his mind for previous experiences, wondering what faults lied in the armor that could be eliminated. There were a few general ideas that he came across, but nothing truly in depth. So, deciding not to waste any more time, Gawain took to illustrating his ideas on paper, working better there.
Quality of Armor:
- Light and easy to move around in. Not very restricting in movement.
- Made out of cloth. Flows with the wind and movement easily. Easy to breathe in.
- Attire can be cut and damaged in combat, leaving open spots for injury to the body; requires repair afterwards.
After a while passed by, Gawain finally came across his third point that led him off into discovering renovations that could be applied to the armor. Considering the armor is weak in that it can't perfectly weaken an attack's blow; however, with the addition of a metallic base across the armor, blows to major weak-points can be lessened and the armor will still be compact. From the developing thoughts, Gawain took to roughly sketching out on another piece of paper the design of the armor as it was then before making any additional illustrations. As it was then, the armor was simply made out of cloth and an assortment of light buttons and belts which were either there for design or for holding the attire together. After the addition of metal on armor though, Gawain hoped that the piece would be more than just aesthetic beauty.
Once the sketch was done and finished, Gawain then took to adding in the significant details that would possibly improve the quality of the armor. First, he started with the upper body, figuring out which places needed the most protection from harm. Eventually, Gawain came to the conclusion that the shoulders on the sides of the neck, needed reinforcements as well as the core of the body. A blow to the neck would surely deal more damage than most other attacks, and the body had to withstand many blows over the course of a battle if it didn't end in the first few strikes. Next came the location of armor for the lower body which Gawain soon pinpointed to be the knees. Being one of the weaker parts of the body, the knees would be a viable attack spot to down most oppositions quickly. So, once Gawain noted the three locations of the attire, having made specific notes on how the design of each one, Gawain took to intricately designing as best he could the look of the added pieces.
Some time passed by before Gawain finally finished on the design of the new armor: the torso armor would consist of both the shoulder pieces and the chest piece connected together, thus forming one entire piece of armor; the armor for the knees was decided as simple knee guards, fitted to lock around the back of the knee. To the aesthetics detailing, Gawain decided on a simple white appearance with blue linings to keep in touch with the previous colors. With such a design, the boy considered it as best he could get out of his armor for then, as any additional plating could alter his movement in combat. So, Gawain took off with his notes and armor, in a lofty bag, to the same forgery where he improved his sword, hoping that his hard work would breed results.
As before, the hours passed by, resulting in the evening darkness shining its moonlight through the windows of the forgery. Nevertheless, Gawain was pleased with the fruit of his work: the chest piece was finished as well as the knee guards, whose straps were brown. Deciding to utilize just a little while longer, Gawain suited himself up in his armor, after returning to his room in the dormitories, and ran for a bit in the night. The chest piece certainly added a considerable amount of weight, but the knee guards required only some getting used to. Nonetheless, the boy was happy with the results and was willing to adapt, all for the sake of improvement and his end goal; a light smile lit the boy's face as he continued on his way in the darkness.
