Board Thread:Suggestions forum/@comment-25981649-20170401133933

Bonjour!

In this suggestion, I will be covering the idea of adding weaker armor for some of the Orcish factions, without removing any of the current armors or their protection values.

Mordor
Currently, Mordor Orcs have armor that rivals the Armor of Gondor itself, which is debatable at best. I believe that a new chestplate and leggings be added, named 'Mordor Lamellar' or 'Mordor Hauberk', and 'Mordor Overgarments' It would be crafted in a rohirric mix of leather and Orc Steel Ingots, and give (if wearing the regular helmet and boots) 13 protection points. Regular Mordor orcs have a 15% chance of wearing these instead of regular Mordor Armor, and (if and when they are added) Mordor Snagae would wield this.

Isengard
The Snagae of Isengard, who forge the armor for the Uruk-hai must have surely made some cheaper armor for themselves, no? Isengard Gambesons would be added, made with Hardened Leather (Leather cooked in a Forge) on an uruk crafting table. It would give 4.5 protection points- Isengard Snagae and Gundabad would rarely use this.

Angmar
Angmar Armor should be changed to only use Fur and Orc Ingots in a ranger-pattern, and have a lowered protection, 13 in total. The only item that wouldn't be altered would be the helmets.

Angmar Cuirasses would be added, which would be made completely out of Orc Ingots and would give 6 protection points.

Angmar orcs wear the fur-armor and the cuirasses randomly.

This would be to make Angmar less powerful, since they are much more strong than their Rhudaur sub-fac, and the powergap between an Orc and a Man in the same faction should never be so far.

Dol Guldur
This is an extremely not-canon-but-not-uncanon suggestion but Dol Guldur desperately needs a buff. Dol Guldur should have a special helmet that's craftable in a regular Dol Guldur helmet, but with a single orc ingot above it and a 2 Gulduril on the sides. It would permanently give Night Vision to the wearer, and have a very small chance to deal thorns-like poison damage to the attacker. Regular Dol Guldur Orcs would never wear this.  