Board Thread:Fun and Games/@comment-26065088-20170428203828/@comment-26890432-20170430152034

G A M B E S O N M A S T E R - R A C E.

Really though, Gambesons are actually fantastic protection-wise, especially considering their ease of production. A layered, quilted, and salted gambeson can even stand up to arrows fairly well. Of course they couldn't really stand up to English longbows and the like, but against lighter-weight European bows, and Eastern bows, gambesons really did a great job. Not to mention the added protection against slashes by simply adding studs, buttons, or leather accoutrements.

There's a reason cultures all over the world used gambesons for thousands of years: they're effective! Not to mention they look awesome, and they can be paired with tabbards and chainmail.