Board Thread:Suggestions forum/@comment-29106566-20150607191828/@comment-73.166.162.188-20170806173313

I don't think it should be divided into light, medium and heavy. The amount a particular piece of armor should slow the player/npc down shouldbe based on facts about the material (plate armor can weigh up to 100 pounds), stuff in Tolkien's writing (Mithril has great protection but is also lighter than other high protection armor sets), and the skill of the faction (Dwarven armor is higher quality, so the steel they use is probably very strong and relatively light). This should also work for horse armor. Another note: maybe lighter armor sets like ranger and galadhrim cloak should not slow down the player, but unless it is either special to begin with (like wood elf scout) or thte suubject of an applied modifier, it should not make the player/npc move faster.