[MR] The Cost to armor a New fighter?

[Siegfried]

> I'd actually put the biggest dent against the budget to be gauntlets or the two half-gauntlets and baskets combo. A good pair of munitions grade clams is going to be at least $100 (Ward Gauntlets, start at $110. Absolute best bang for the buck IMNSHO).
> Demi's run $60-$80 a pair, then another $30 for a shield basket, another $35-$45 for one sword basket. Low end, $125 to fight one weapon system and have only one sword and shield in service at a time. There's 60% of your $200 armor budget.

Again I think it depends on whether you are trying to 'get them on the
field', inexpensively, in 'decent safe stuff'.  Or if you are wanting
'pretty'.

I'm always a fan of the former, to a new fighter (especially at
colleges/etc where funds may be really limited)

In that case, in regards to gauntlets/demis/baskets.  If you are buying
the helm from Ashcraft-Baker anyway, it's only $15 for a functional
basket from them.  ($10 each if you buy 3+ at once)

And a functional pair of half-gauntlets can be cut out of some thick
leather scraps really cheaply.  (And reinforced with wax-hardening, or
scrap metal plates, depending upon the thickness of the leather to begin
with)

Which if you had bought leather to make arms/legs with, you are going to
have scraps of the right size anyway probably.

Siegfried