Sei'Te'Oun's Armour.

[Vroxen]

Official Name: Martial Art Combat Suit.
Faction/Affiliation: Mandalorian / D'Resh Clan
Weight: 15kg
Manufacturer: Sei'Te'Oun D'Resh With help of a Master Metalsmith.

Stock/Custom: Custom.

Classification: Combat Armour
Rating: IV
Composition: Thin Beskar Plates Over Fibre-mesh Armourweave

Other:
- Magnetized Plates: Back and Thigh Plates are magnetized in order to hold the Sei's duel blasters and blaster rifle. Could also hold other metallic objects if required. Please note that these objects may lower overall performance or even usability of suit.

- Integrated Mobility System: Within the armour are a number of integrated cybernetic enhancements which allow Sei to perform at a level she otherwise would not be able to. The improvements to her physical ability means she can move quicker and perform nimble acrobatic movements. They also help preserve muscular endurance and recovery.

- Retractable Wrist Blades: Along both wrists there are a set of mechanically releasing blades that reach out 7 inches from the bottom of Sei's wrist, extending past the palm and fingers. Activated by a specifically pre-set motion of flicking the wrist.

- Boot Blades: Sharp blades of Beskar protrude from the sides of the boots on Sei's armour. As they come out from the boot they raise of the ground as to not hinder her mobility. They don't retract however can also function as climbing boots, this is not their primary function though.

Description:

[Julian]

I know I'm all up in your business here, but I saw something and thought it warranted sharing.

The enhancements like you describe essentially make this into power armor. Now, there's not necessarily anything wrong with that, but those enhancements aren't slimline, so they will almost certainly bulk the armor up somewhat.

Standard Beskar'gam, the plating of which is already very slim, weighs about 20kg. Any enhancements that improve both strength and speed would require not only the mechanized bits which increase capacity, but also joint reinforcements for every appendage that is affected.

While I couldn't say definitively how heavy that would be (I leave that one the tech experts, as well as whether or not anything I have just typed is valid) my gut says that the armor is going to end up much heavier than 15kg. Because of what the weight is created by, though, there shouldn't be much change in performance.

EDIT: Having just looked through the Approved armors for a point of reference, I discovered the identically named add-on to an armor which Apillis made for Tzila. If your's is also only meant to allow for free-run-style movement, then it would probably be best to include that somewhere.

[Vroxen]

Sept 12, 2013 18:31:36 GMT -5 Julian said:

EDIT: Having just looked through the Approved armors for a point of reference, I discovered the identically named add-on to an armor which Apillis made for Tzila. If your's is also only meant to allow for free-run-style movement, then it would probably be best to include that somewhere.

I went through the approved ones to find light armour and based it on the ones I've found there, I don't know anything about armour, so I just tend to get an idea in my head and see what other people have done similar to that.

EDIT: I am however more than happy to take it out. Keeping the armour light and protective is my main concern.