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2017 0403 by Dapeng Chen on ArtStation.

Cleric with Mace and Shield in Full Plate Armor - Pathfinder PFRPG DND D&D d20 fantasy

Two (of many) externally created assets I supervised for Shadow of War's main character. Númenór is one of the few cultures that haven't been in the films so we got to create our own take on their aesthetic, leaning into Roman and Egyptian motifs. My favorite armor of the game, the Dwarven set had intricate celtic inspired knots that we opted to model into the chest plating, to give it a robust high-end feel. Modeled & textured by the excellent art team at Xpec. Concepts by Eric Kohler.

This simple rule gives more value to armor since it adds Damage Reduction when the character would go to less than 0 hp. RULE Armor works normally (give AC bonus) until the character goes to 0 hp then Armor absorb excess damage from that hit. Note: This damage reduction works only on the hit that would take the character below 0hp, if the character is already out of combat the damage reduction doesn't work, so if attacked again you apply the normal rules against helpless target. The Damage…