[pnpgm] Reply to Raban re armor

[Alex Koponen]

Z'leyra responds "I would be honored to make armor for you. I could 
include gauntlets and boots that could assist your incredible hand to 
hand fighting skills. What type armor would you want? I can make and 
enchant leather, chain or plate. But the tougher the starting material 
the longer it will take to make. For instance plate armor alone would 
take at least seven weeks. Perhaps chainmail, helm, gauntlets and boots 
could be done in five to six weeks of effort. Such would protect you 
from minor blows and greatly reduce injury from greater blows, similar 
to what I wear. It would only take a couple weeks to outfit you in fully 
enchanted leather...but that would still allow some injury from lesser 
blows and would wear out much faster."

     "Back when I was less adept at enchantment I used to wear enchanted 
ringmail covering enchanted leather or cloth but it now takes me less 
time to make and fully enchant brigandine, scale or banded ring which 
provides as much protection and lasts longer. Fully enchanted these 
provide just a bit better protection than normal plate armor. That would 
be the least armor I would suggest any wear while adventuring and 
fighting such opponents as we often seem to face. Those that melee on 
the front lines should have armor even better than that. Armor such as 
Ben'Dar or I wear. Ben'Dar's leather started out as tough as chainmail 
and I enchanted it further."

    "Unfortunately I am not yet a bowyer, so I cannot make and enchant a 
bow fit for you...yet. Someday perhaps. As far as costs...I consider 
creating the equivalent of one magic armor and one magic weapon for each 
fellow party member to be part of my share in the party...a way to make 
all of us both more effective and more survivable. If you choose to 
retire from the party, well we can consider the matter anew. Gauntlets 
enchanted to boost your close combat skills will count as your magical 
weapon. Remember that there are others waiting for me to have time to 
create these items for them as well. Time is a precious commodity for me 
as I have many things I must do and must divide up my time to do them. 
Possibly we shall start with just the armor and create the rest when 
more time becomes available. Some, such as Xian, chose to not have me 
make such items for them or can create their own."