'ARMOR TYPE' Separate from the weight of an object, the "armor type" indicates how much protection that clothing offers. For instance, a heavy woolen robe will not be capable of offering the same protection as a mithril vest. Armor types are LIGHT, MEDIUM and HEAVY. Light: Leathers, cloth-based clothing, and skins (ex. bark) or light animal hides with very few exceptions for metals, such as the mithril and adamantite. Monks and ninjas must use this for extra mobility. A material MUST be flexible to be even considered for light armor. Medium: Mail, such as scalemail, chainmail or any other linked composite armor with interstitial air within its structure. Special hides may be classified as medium armor, ex. demonskin. Light steel plate is a noteable medium (not light or heavy) armor type, and dark oak is considered a form of "light plate" - medium armor. Heavy: Thick plate armor made of metals (ex. silver, iron, steel), and all armors made from dragonscale. Splint mail, banded mail and full plates. Heavy armor is used noteably by paladins and dark-knights who sacrifice mobility for protection as they focus on a slightly more magical art. Certain exotic materials lend themselves to incredible armor properties where you may sometimes see the mobility of light armor WITH the protection of heavy armor. These materials include mithril and star-derived metals such as light-steel and starfoil. Velvet is favored by vampires similarly. An object's armor type may be checked by identifying it, and also with the LORE command.