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 # Armor # Armor
  
-Armor increases your **Damage Thresholds**. Some armor also provides **Resistance** to specific damage types (halving the damage *after* applying Evasion and Thresholds). Some heavy 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.
  
 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. 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.
  
-## Shields+## Shield
  
 **Type:** Off-hand \\\  **Type:** Off-hand \\\ 
-**Damage Threshold:** +1 to all thresholds \\\  +**Damage Threshold:** +1 \\\  
-**Resistance:** None \\\ +**Resistance:** None <wrap todo>Perhaps Resistance to Ranged Attacks? </wrap>\\\ 
 **Evasion Impact:** None \\\  **Evasion Impact:** None \\\ 
 **Special:**   **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**. - 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 \\\  **Type:** Light Armor \\\ 
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 **Evasion Impact:** None \\\  **Evasion Impact:** None \\\ 
 **Special:**   **Special:**  
-- Can be worn under chainmail to gain both Threshold bonuses (if allowed by GM or features).+- Can be worn under chainmail to gain both Threshold bonuses and Resistances (if allowed by GM or features).
  
 ## Leather ## Leather
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 **Evasion Impact:** None \\\  **Evasion Impact:** None \\\ 
 **Special:**   **Special:**  
-- Silent movement: rolls for stealth using Reflex gain +1d4 if only leather armor is worn.+- Silent movement: rolls for stealth using Reflex gain Advantage (*Stealthy Armor*) if only leather armor is worn.
  
-## Chainmail+## Chainmail / Brynja
  
 **Type:** Medium Armor \\\  **Type:** Medium Armor \\\ 
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 **Special:**   **Special:**  
 - You cannot benefit from Evasion bonuses from Agility-based Aspects. - You cannot benefit from Evasion bonuses from Agility-based Aspects.
 +- Disadvantage on stealth rolls.