# 2-by-4 Body Armor

**URL:** <https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/2-by-4-body-armor/9501>\
**Category:** The Drawing Board\
**Created:** [April 28, 2015, 1:59am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/2-by-4-body-armor/9501 "2015-04-28T01:59:38Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Wally-kun](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/wally-kun/32/375_2.png) [@Wally-kun](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Wally-kun)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2015, 1:59am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/2-by-4-body-armor/9501/1 "2015-04-28T01:59:38Z")

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So you can make two-by-four arm guards and also leg guards. Sweet. So what about body armor? It’s not the most outrageous thing ever invented and wooden armor is a real thing anyways. Wouldn’t be too hard, right? Some rags to go between you and the planks, some short rope to hold it all together, and bam, torso coverage. Obviously not the most brilliant thing ever invented but it beats going in with nothing but the shirt on your back, amirite?

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**Author:** ![John\_Candlebury](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/john_candlebury/32/6437_2.png) [@John\_Candlebury](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/John_Candlebury)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2015, 4:24pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/2-by-4-body-armor/9501/2 "2015-04-28T16:24:24Z")

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Technically, the paper breastplate is the chest piece of the trash knight set. (and the pot helmet is the helm)

Well, that’s why I didn’t add a wooden chest piece when I made the guards.

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**Author:** ![Wally-kun](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/wally-kun/32/375_2.png) [@Wally-kun](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Wally-kun)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2015, 7:57pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/2-by-4-body-armor/9501/3 "2015-04-28T19:57:47Z")

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The paper armor is really pathetic though. I think it offers about as much protection as average clothing. Maybe slightly more. Which is completely negligible.

If I can make wooden armor on my legs and arms, I would think I would also think to cover my torso a bit. Or you could rip the logsuit off of Don’t Starve.

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**Author:** ![Zireael](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/zireael/32/956_2.png) [@Zireael](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Zireael)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2015, 3:05pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/2-by-4-body-armor/9501/4 "2015-04-29T15:05:47Z")

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I like the idea 😉