Yoroi Armor: Difference between revisions

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Introduced:

The Ō-Yoroi is a prominent example of Japanese armor. The term ō-yoroi means "great armor." For the most part the Ō-Yoroi was a rich man's armor and not used by lower ranking samurai.
Yoroi is a Sho armor that is light and was therefore popular by archers.
The armor consists of minimum 3 (legs, cuirass, sleeves), and maximum 6 parts.
Some parts of the armor are semi-transparent, and takes on the color of the underclothes: upper front part of chest armor, just above the trim of the abdomen and the back of the upper arms
The availability at vendors suggest that the "right" headwear is a Kabuton, and studded leather for feet and hands.
Yoroi is available at nearly every Blacksmith or Armorer in Sho towns.
Base material is usually some kind of metal
When dyeing, the trim of the girth/cuirass stays the original color (see below for dyed variations).
Though the loot generated yoroi comes in all kinds of bright colors, the dye turns the armor into a rather dark/dull variation.
Fail dyeing results in a bright orange color.

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 * The availability at vendors suggest that the "right" headwear is a [[Kabuton]], and studded leather for feet and hands.
 * Yoroi is available at nearly every [[Blacksmith]] or [[Armorer]] in Sho towns.
+* Base material is usually some kind of metal
 * When dyeing, the trim of the girth/cuirass stays the original color (see below for dyed variations).
 * Though the loot generated yoroi comes in all kinds of bright colors, the dye turns the armor into a rather dark/dull variation.
+* Fail dyeing results in a bright orange color.
 == Quest Yoroi ==