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 # Armor # Armor
  
-Armor increases your Damage Thresholds, but some armor may also provide resistance to some types of damage. Some armor may reduce your **Evasion** score.+Armor increases your **Damage Thresholds**. Some armor also provides **Resistance** to specific damage types (halving the damage *after* applying Evasion but *before* checking Thresholds). Some heavy armor may reduce your **Evasion** score. 
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 +Unlike armor, **Shields** can be sacrificed to **reduce the severity** of an attack by one step. This represents the shield being destroyed to absorb a serious blow.
  
 ## Shield ## Shield
  
-Shields can be sacrificed to reduce damage severity.+**Type:** Off-hand \\\  
 +**Damage Threshold:** +1 \\\  
 +**Resistance:** None <wrap todo>Perhaps Resistance to Ranged Attacks? </wrap>\\\  
 +**Evasion Impact:** None \\\  
 +**Special:**   
 +- You may **sacrifice** a shield to reduce the severity of one incoming attack by **one step** (e.g., Critical → Serious). The shield is then considered **destroyed**.
  
-## Padded / Gambeson+## Padded / Gambeson / Vápntreyja 
 + 
 +**Type:** Light Armor \\\  
 +**Damage Threshold:** +1 \\\  
 +**Resistance:** Bludgeoning \\\  
 +**Evasion Impact:** None \\\  
 +**Special:**   
 +- Can be worn under chainmail to gain both Threshold bonuses and Resistances (if allowed by GM or features).
  
 ## Leather ## Leather
  
-## Chainmail+**Type:** Light Armor \\\  
 +**Damage Threshold:** +2 \\\  
 +**Resistance:** None \\\  
 +**Evasion Impact:** None \\\  
 +**Special:**   
 +- Silent movement: rolls for stealth using Reflex gain Advantage (*Stealthy Armor*) if only leather armor is worn. 
 + 
 +## Chainmail / Brynja 
 + 
 +**Type:** Medium Armor \\\  
 +**Damage Threshold:** +3 \\\  
 +**Resistance:** Slashing \\\  
 +**Evasion Impact:** None \\\  
 +**Special:**   
 +- Disadvantage on stealth rolls. 
 + 
 +## Full Plate (Optional – High-tier or rare) 
 + 
 +**Type:** Heavy Armor \\\  
 +**Damage Threshold:** +5 \\\  
 +**Resistance:** Slashing, Piercing \\\  
 +**Evasion Impact:** –2 \\\  
 +**Special:**   
 +- You cannot benefit from Evasion bonuses from Agility-based Aspects. 
 +- Disadvantage on stealth rolls.