While reading something on the GS-Wiki I came across a page written by Eklinaar's player concerning newbie starting gear (https://gswiki.play.net/mediawiki/index.php/Newbie_gear_(saved_post)). It's pretty cool that someone put that together. Thanks!

I noticed that some of the newbie starting armor had some interesting alternative names such as vest, doublet, and waistcoat. I went to Playershops 4.0 (https://ps.lichproject.org/) and looked at each armor type and collected all the different names used for each armor type. Below is a table of what I found.

I make no claim that these are all approved alternatives just that this is what I have found on Eklinaar's research and Playershops 4.0.

In most cases the adjective of the armor is NOT required. For example full leather does not always need the word full if the item is "leather" but studded leather always has "studded leather" as the item.

Robes	Kittel
	Robe
	Robes
	Vestiment
Light Leather	Armor
	Leather
	Leathers
	Tunic
	Vest
	Waistcoat
Full Leather	Armor
	Body-leather
	Buff-coat
	Coat
	Doublet
	Gambeson
	Gipon
	Jerkin
	Leathers
	Leathers
Reinforced leather	Armor
	Leather
	Leathers
Double Leather	Armor
	Bodysuit
	Hunts
	Leather
	Leathers
Leather Breastplate	Breastplate
Cuirbouilli Leather	Armor
	Corselet
	Cuirbouilli
	Leather
	Scalemail
Studded Leather	Studded Leather
	Studded Leathers
Brigandine	Armor
	Brigandine
	Coat-of-plates
	Protector
	Scale Mail
Chain Mail	Armor
	Mail
	Shirt
Double Chain	Chain
	Jacket
	Mail
	Shirt
Augmented Chain	Armor
	Chain
	Chainmail
Chain Hauberk	Ballista
	Hauberk
Metal Breastplate	Armor
	Breastplate
	Corselet
	Cuirass
	Ribcage
Augmented Breastplate	Augmented Breastplate
	Coracia
	Corselet
Half Plate	Half Plate
	Plate Armor
Full Plate	Armor
	Plate
	Platemail

Chad, player of a few

Field-plate has been used for full plate. Other generic ones like battle armor too.

I have also seen corselet for chainmail and jazerant for hauberk.

I would think that there would be an "i" in 'jazeraint'.

And I'm totally thrilled to see 'gipon' in there!
However, if that is allowed, then I would think that both 'jupon' and 'jupe' would be allowed, as they are variants of the same noun.

One of the items that I lusted after from The Strom Collection (TM) was his ruby ring.

Altered full plate.

Yes. As a ring.

Worn on the torso. They just changed the noun.

Yup. Totally.

>>I would think that there would be an "i" in 'jazeraint'.

Or maybe that, it was buried pretty far back in my head. :)

This is awesome, you should put it on the wiki so your work is saved (even though it is not official).

VERSIN

Well, for what it's worth, I attempted a Wiki entry. Please, anyone who is more wiki savvy, add links and spruce it up visually. Pretty please?

https://gswiki.play.net/mediawiki/index.php/Armor_Alternatives

Good gosh is formatting a table a time munching son of a you know what! In any case the real work was done by Eklinaar and whoever put together Playershops 4.0. All I did was collect information from them.

Thank you for saying it's awesome though. It is kinda cool.

Chad, player of a few

what happened to the pieces of the knoll armor?

Clunk

(Buy your swords at CBD weapons in Zul Logoth.)

I really like the re-write you did of the chart. I agree, that's a whole lot more legible. :)

About the only thing that I might consider adding at this point is an 'armor group' column down the left side, and a 'Torso | Torso + Arms | Torso + Arms + Legs | Head-to-Toe' row across the top.
Sure, we experienced players know which is what. New folks don't, always.

Much improved. Looks great. Thank you, community.

Chad, player of a few