A shortgun, a smallurai, a pocket Bushido
this post was submitted on 05 Jan 2025
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I know it's the leg armor laying against the waist armor but my first thought was: awwuh what a cute little samurai dude!
Real gold? Wouldn't that be incredibly heavy, and also useless in combat?
Gilded, so it's a very thin layer of gold. That being said, probably more a show piece than something one wishes to risk in combat. At the least, probably not something worn by anyone fighting on the front lines instead of commanding behind a safe wall of human shields.