Defensive Gear 2009

This is a summary of all the armor-related articles from 2009. It's part of my project to provide index articles to the blog, making it easier to find useful stuff. Labels are useful, but sometimes a summary is better.

• Ironhead - a frightening helm bearing a painful curse.
• The Dragon Slayer's Shield - a potent defensive artifact and a trophy display.
• The Silken Net of Spiders - a cloak with an affinity for arachnids.
• Cloak of Asps - and another with a thing for serpents.
• Avian Helms - a set of helmets with bird-like attributes.
• One Liners - includes a magical cloak with unique properties.
• Windcaller - another cloak (I'm sensing a pattern here). This one is attuned to weather magic.
• Shrieking Helm - a noisy defensive item with a colorful tail.
• Gloomwall - a potent shield with a shadowy nature.
• Mask of Flame - a strange, primitive iron mask with a fiery aspect.
• Face of Stone - this heavy helmet provides the wearer with several different 'looks'.
• Stonetoe, Stormfist and Ramwall - Three short takes on boots, gloves and shield.
• Bonesmasher Belt - potent waist-wear for anyone hunting the undead.
• Demon Tail Spaulders - shoulder armor with a mind of its own.

So there you have it, 16 assorted pieces of armor. Since this list is relatively short, and there's some cross-over anyhow, I'll go ahead and list the various clothing items here as well:

• Creeper's Cloak - the perfect gift for the budding cat burglar.
• Belt of the Swashbuckler - a nice toy for any swordsman.
• Gloves of the Cat Burglar - another thief-focused item.
• Slitherfoot - serpent-like footwear that's just a little weird.
• Mindbender's Girdle - a potent artifact of mental magic.
• Cloak of Wings - a cloak that grants the power of flight.
• Hands of the Alchemist - the ideal tool for an alchemist or poisoner.
• Shadowfoot - Stealthy footwear. Apparently thieves are quite well-dressed, this is the third thief-oriented item.
• Wormskin - a creepy cloak inspired by, well, worms.
• Leafwrap - a woodsy cloak.
• Patchwork Cloak - a jester's cloak with a magical flare.

That's 11 magical pieces of garb, enough to stock a small closet.

It's kind of fun to go back through the archives and reread some of the old posts I haven't thought about in a while. As with the bestiaries part one and two and the weapons summary, there's some good and bad in this list. I hope you find something useful here.