What is Scale Armor? - Practical Aspects & Historical Overview

[@zackerycollins1526]

I could definitely see Skallagrim being a castle to castle salesmen with his wife trying to sell different types of armor to lords lmao

[@adronius147]

*knocks on portcullis* "Greetings, my lord! Can I just say that your moat looks splendid this morning? I'd like to interest you in some of the latest products of metallurgy, truly a craze among the nobility; like this fine piece of scale armor! Nearly impenetrable, except perhaps for rising thrusts, and may I say, might look most lovely on your beautiful lady wife. ;)"

[@artifex2.080]

@@adronius147 which lord just stands at the port cullis

[@HighlyRegardted]

keesiegames 2.0 chill tf out do you require historical accuracy in order to find something funny? Cuz that’s kinda funny

[@ArmoredRabbit]

Missed time period

[@4doors_m0r3wh0r3s]

Laughing too hard at this

[@Benxall]

"Don't worry, il be gentle" "That's what you always say" "..." "..." *Slash with the sword*

[@thegrammarcrusader4085]

Lol I used to use that pfp of yours for my pfp

[@rcarrot2955]

@@thegrammarcrusader4085 Same

[@tadashiuchiha9680]

You made my fucking day dude lmao

[@Chfoulu]

On a reenactment camp I took my sword, talked to the public about how greek linothorax armor is effective, and without warning my friend (who was wearing the armor) I stabbed him with the sword. And not a gentle thrust. His look was priceless x)

[@Vlad_Tepes_III]

@@Chfoulu Please tell us more about what happened immediately after.

[@victormillen8393]

Reasons for scale armor: *I LOOK LIKE A DRAGON*

[@lancehandy6648]

Nuff said

[@jndvs95]

The trick to killing a dragon. Shoot it from behind so it penetrates in an upward thrust.

[@leounknown1227]

@@jndvs95 That wouldn't work as scales on real life reptiles don't work like scales in scale armor, also it's a dragon so shooting it in the back will just result in a dead overconfident human

[@nullpoint3346]

@@leounknown1227 Or a bothered dragon.

[@nagihangot6133]

The Greeks were once fighting an Iranian captain. They kept stabbing his mail armour, but he still kept fighting the Greeks. Then they aimed their blows at his face, until they finally killed him. I heard that story from Adam Eugene Donaldson, all his teachings are removed from KZbin, now.

[@ConsoleCleric]

"You said you had protection!" "I was wearing my armor!"

[@cemereffstream7866]

Go team three stars!

[@texmexmurican8733]

"I meant a condom!" "The fucks a condom!?"

[@valtenLbOz1495]

@@texmexmurican8733/ Good ol' TFS references!

[@fireeaglefitnessmartialart935]

Love it.

[@MsGuitarhero123]

I love you guys.

[@aurourus6894]

Armored spouses, even more dangerous than pommels.

[@NonPlusUltraWar]

yeah but much harder to throw

[@americancheese9103]

theMAKSAB Not harder to beat tho

[@Z7Games]

A pommel can't hold a grudge.

[@Z7Games]

You fool, you condemned us all!

[@Kraanox]

american cheese Are you mad? she's covered in armor!

[@bubbles8871]

5% of comments: About scale armour 2% of comments: Others 93% of comments: Sexual jokes about Skall and his wife

[@garretgang8349]

KZbin + Skall chanelling Easton, what do you expect?

[@TheNerdForAllSeasons]

Welcome to the internet?

[@ronweasley9001]

As much as I would expect from a skinny man who fancies himself a Viking. A skinny babushka.

[@durrutimachado]

It's actually very weird to see him touching her in breast area. No jokes or anything

[@evaahh9584]

Campbell Harris spouse*

[@matteussilvestre8583]

So, it turns out scale armor really does give you disadvantage on Stealth rolls.

[@sambishop9856]

Cept it caps at 16 w/o a shield since it only allows dex benefit up to plus two

[@Zhensa]

I hear laughing coming from my dwarven cleric with the forge domain, he doesnt seem impressed. ^^

[@sambishop9856]

Lmao of course the forge cleric is a dwarf. Pfft racist.

[@tyrtex5108]

Lmao

[@VulpeRenard]

+Matteus Silvestre Remember, looking like a snake doesn't make you sneaky like a snake. +Grim reaper +Kaiser Crimson Get that studded leather; my squishy sniper Ranger with 8 CONS has the same AC as someone wearing full plate. Well, after a +1 armorer bonus, at least.

[@matthewthomson6466]

Skal: *places hand on boob* Wife: *looks at camera and grins* Skal: *begins stabbing* God I love this channel

[@ayuwoki453]

+N K yeah right

[@falfires]

Begins thrusting*

[@alexjones2004]

@N K she's pretty Imo so...

[@alexjones2004]

@N K what's the bad news doc?

[@brah9649]

@N K Jesus dude, chill

[@DogOfEgypt]

Armored spouses, also known as "Iron (Fe-)Mails."

[@hiddio]

More likes for this comment, please *entitled clap*

[@crunchylemon2849]

Hmmm Big brain

[@ASmartNameForMe]

*Everyone clapping furiously to the irritating but also amazing comment*

[@GobaGNon]

Iron maidens?

[@harrisonschapelhouman3476]

Rofl

[@BlackHeart1216]

Cara's inner monologue: "he keeps stabbing my boob...aaaaand now hes just going for a full grope *sigh* must keep quiet, must not snark."

[@15thTimeLord]

I really wanted snarking though. Too many openings for jokes over the entire video.

[@joshschaub2302]

Man skall is just feeling her up in this

[@andhikasoehalim3170]

KZbin: what is this?... Not advertiser friendly? Demonitized!

[@nikv8881]

Chainer hahahahah

[@sylvanstrength7520]

Chainer Lol maybe they were trying to be good. There usually is more snark :P

[@AttilaTheKhunt]

*Any rising thrust has the opportunity to penetrate*

[@radioface4997]

I'm getting a dark souls vibe. Use rising thrust, Maden ahead

[@56ur4]

@@radioface4997 thrusting is effective

[@lutzvonnemesis5935]

I get the hidden meaning 😂. Nice one

[@fish4225]

@@radioface4997 Be wary of trap.

[@radioface4997]

@@fish4225 liar ahead.

[@36ydna]

Skallagrim, your wife deserves a medal for her patience.

[@neilcook4686]

Don't worry, she gets her own back in the Stinger Whip video...

[@mattu.8062]

Jeremy Bouwhuis I think he means she gets revenge

[@whynottalklikeapirat]

YOu can probably tell her directly

[@ieuanhunt552]

She is definitely a keeper. Skall is a lucky guy

[@teenfoe]

@@spiffygonzales5899 Well if you are into that kind of thing...

[@emilfalk561]

Skall is just helplessly watching as his channel becomes the innuendo channel

[@Daniel-rd6st]

Oh i know the problem. A couple of years back i was doing swordtraining with a female friend for some time. And i can tell you, the innuendos in the German language are even worse than in English (for example, the German word for scabbard is "scheide" which coincidently is also a commonly used term for the vagina), to the point where i had trouble explaining to other people what we were doing and keeping it innuendo free (which i had to do repeatatly when i came to work with a black eye that i had received by blocking too slowly - at some point i only replied with "i got beaten up by a girl") *sigh*

[@chrisbaylis9039]

It's always been like that: kzbin.info/www/bejne/n4HbY5SeiaaKopo

[@ramblingentertained]

I love how she just stands there, smiles to the camera. Like this is not the first time. Then look at us. She is either judging us or asking for help.

[@henryofskalitz2228]

He's a she? I thought it was a fem boi neighbor

[@Zygmunto]

@@henryofskalitz2228 henry did her dirty

[@CardSearcher911]

Yes

[@grimreapybones2875]

​@@henryofskalitz2228my disappointment is immersurable and my day is ruined...

[@yanuchiuchihaanimegamesand3907]

"Man Attacks Wife with Sword, Wife forced to wear Scale Armor"

[@MakerMurph]

My scalemail armor made it to a video!!! Looks great and I’m glad it is in good hands!

[@fatesgospel7963]

Miles Murphy Awesome job on it

[@lemmingrad]

Congrats! And were you expecting Cara to demonstrate it?

[@MakerMurph]

lemmingrad kinda maybe. I was hoping to see what it could take, but I understand why he wouldn’t want to. 😀

[@littlemachette1215]

Miles Murphy hey I plan to become a blacksmith/bladesmith when I become of age do you reccomend any schools I live in America.

[@dylmaster666]

Great job on it looks awesome

[@kvjqxzz5905]

great work Skall, excellent use of wife as model

[@superdark336]

spouse, not wife

[@devilsmessanger]

no,wife .

[@Folian87]

Spife?

[@Dawe360]

they are spouses not man and wife.

[@Plankensen]

aint spouse just non-gendered for husband and Wife?

[@MrHanBrolo]

I love how she's always looking at him like "I love this man"

[@WLxMusic]

I think she just has to remind herself.

[@blackestcrow3659]

Sometimes with a question mark at the end 😂

[@Azazreal]

I think its more like ''I love this man?'' xD

[@aksbs3700]

I see it more like a total domination look

[@Firan25]

SHe's just so in love with her goof of a viking. :p

[@HungryHelpings]

“Don’t worry I’ll be gentle” Sounds like that’s been said more than once.. ;)

[@yanousse3217]

"that's what you always say"

[@babayaga9723]

Yanousse i love when ppl in the comments are making dozens of « that s what she said » but his wife does it in the very video

[@missidominici]

I could make scale armor out of guitar picks Maybe

[@koffieverslaafde627]

DAM USA youd drop them, and theyd disappear in the pick void

[@2lazyt378]

@@koffieverslaafde627 any small object has a 50% chance of falling into an unreachable endless void where it will never be found again. With a 10% chance of reappearing somewhere completely different.

[@arthurreede4478]

Would you use studded picks then? Like the dunlop ones huehuehue. Koffieverslaafd...that's the one and only reason I use my acoustic ones as tambourines

[@Gorgun2010]

Watch that pick armor disappear when you put it on the table.

[@elcatrinc1996]

please tell me you actually built one!, also if you jump from a high distance your entire body will be teleported to the pick void, if from there you can manage to jump again, you will appear back in this plane avoiding all falling damage

[@spiffygonzales5899]

"you have a larger..." *points to her chest* "...err... non... flexible... area"

[@als5033]

we need a tinestamp for the peeps xD

[@hammerite6418]

Stamp

[@Coolman11111]

@@hammerite6418 So you're a fallout fan, all that I have to say is yes.

[@n01r.007]

3:16

[@bunnysenpai8942]

It's around 3:18

[@shagman1779]

"Anything can slip through, any RISING THRUST" oh skallagrim you silver tongued devil

[@Bl4keBelladonna]

the look in Caras eyes when he "measured " her scales tho :P

[@sylvanstrength7520]

Mauricio José Osuna I think it's more just they always joke around like this haha Though it *might* be possible that he didn't fully notice lol

[@DevanTheRat]

Me? Looking at my husband 'inappropriately"... why, I'd never *smirk*

[@hyperhektor7733]

he works especially on her armored breasts region xD

[@iowafarmboy]

I feel like after he turned the camera off, she jumped him.... in a fun way. Lol

[@vincentlaw1415]

I just realized that I'm way to immature for this video

[@captainobvious8037]

I know i am late but Immature in terms of what?

[@sdghjkvh]

@@captainobvious8037 I was wondering the same, Captain! Sadly, we will probably get no answer on this matter

[@captainobvious8037]

@@sdghjkvh Very unfortunate

[@MsKeylas]

@@captainobvious8037 so many intentional sexual innuendos

[@kyomademon453]

there's just something about scale armor that makes it look sort of majestic and badass at the same time, like looking like an emperor but the emperor is a dragon

[@sylvanstrength7520]

ThatGuyYouKnow I definitely think of dragons

[@damianmares5338]

well, the byzantine emperors wore this type of armor because it was a common type in their time, and they were basically the only emperors in Europe in early medieval times( holy roman emperor doesn't count, he came much later and for long periods of time his title was.......well, more of a symbol), so yeah, when you look at scale armor, it does send your thought to an emperor.....

[@kyomademon453]

Damian Mares highly doubt it was common and the bizantine emperor was as emperor as the holy roman one, considering the title was basileus: king, over imperator

[@nikosvasilakis9553]

one of the titles was also aftokrator (autocrat) which basically translates to emperor and it's etymology indicates absolute power over his realm,whereas the Holy Roman Empire was kind of a confederation since the Kaiser's subjects (dukes etc.) were kinda autonomous but they were a considered one state,that's what probably Damian means by symbol,cheers :)

[@damianmares5338]

"basileus" in Greek or "basileios" ( if I can actually put 2 thoughts together these days and remember how it was spelled) meant, in a weird way, both "king" and "emperor" , but because of the continuous line of emperors from the Roman Empire to the ERE, the title remained technically the same, even if in 5th-6th century the administration started to shift towards Greek, and not Latin, so the title of "Imperator" became "Basileus" , but also being accompanied by "Autokrator", meaning an entity with absolute power, and in modern Greek, from what I remember, being the word for "Emperor" as for the Holy Roman Emperors, they only had real power until 13th century when the war between the ghibellines and guelphi started, the supporters of either the emperor or the pope, and that conflict restrained the emperor power until it was more a diplomatic figure than an administrative and military one the only times when the Holy Roman Emperor was powerfull was when the emperor was the ruler of wither Austria of Bohemia, and that was because of their inherited land combined with the privileges that their title of emperor gave them, otherwise the title was just sustained by the member states of the Empire in order to protect themselves and make the most use of it

[@SilverFlame-137]

More Cara! This isn't the sort of video I would normally watch but I clicked on it the moment I saw Cara in the thumbnail. Her dry humour and witty comments make every video a joy to watch.

[@DevanTheRat]

Aw, thank you! And there I was behaving with the humor this time... sorry to disappoint

[@burner27]

Devan the Rat my name is Devan so I approve of your screen name, Cara.

[@advena688]

"Don't worry, I'll be careful" "That's what you always say" * They stare at eachother * * _stonk_ *

[@jasonalcatraz5817]

4:58 Clara's Assassin Bunny hop killed me.

[@AfterLifeGuru]

Replace the scales with removable pommels and youve got me sold

[@bastionunitb7388]

They call it the pommel guard

[@gamemaster8488]

Ed edd and eddy.Maaan nostalgic af

[@benharrykirk2824]

But the real question... Can pommels defend him rightly?

[@tezla6332]

Lol end him rightly more like defend him rightly

[@theDestro33]

You would be able to end everyone rightly

[@hunterl8369]

I'm in the process of making my own scale mail out of 3d printed scales for costuming purposes. Your video has been super helpful, I had no idea how to stitch the scales I found online together until I saw the picture of type 5 in the video. I'm halfway through it, and honestly, I understand fully why types 1 and 2 were so much more common. This armor is super flexible and highly protective (aside from being made of plastic) I could honestly only see plate as better protection. However, THE STITCHING TIME ALONE! My fingers are sore from weaving the hundreds of scales together in such a tight-knit fashion. Excellent protection capabilities, but assembly has taken me 2 days alone, and that's just for the front and one side panel. As always skal your video has been an excellent resource and starting point for research, keep it up man

[@throneofterra109]

Don't worry, I'll be careful. Mhm. That's what you always say. LOL. good job skall.

[@HungryHelpings]

Peter John the Brave ;)

[@mtgemperor]

Awesome burn, Cara!

[@bones2164]

*looks at camera*

[@JackTalyorD]

What's a German man fondle his girlfriends breasts for 15 minutes and make bad sex jokes

[@ilianaleksiev3717]

he said GENTLE now that's some much better work ;) if you know what i mean!

[@stuchly1]

I don't know if that counts, but scale armor is experiencing a comeback, overlapping discs of kevlar are used in bulletproof vests, because the overlap offers comparable protection to a thicker slab of kevlar while keeping the vest lighter and more flexible. it's just not visible on the outside of the vest.

[@tanall5959]

'Dragon Skin' is a particular brand of armor that uses such a method. Though, sadly, there has been a lot of drama between the manufacturer and the National Institute of Justice involving how well it actually works.

[@ThrowingItAway]

Dragon Skin armor by Pinnacle Armor started this idea wayy back in the 2000's. It was far superior in many ways to the simple plates and fabric stacks that were in vests at the time. It also vastly spread the force of the incoming rifle round much better. All while being quite flexible for the user.

[@buttkickingkid]

>2000's >"Wayy back" I have never felt so old before.

[@arthurrangel392]

We are in the late 10s dude. 00s ended in 2010.

[@AlexEinherjar]

Tanall If only they could test it (not on humans obviously), I hope technology gets us there one day.

[@HPalternetive]

4:17 She: I might wonder if it sits a bit on my Hips.. Him: *PROBABLY YOU GOT PRETTY WIDE HIPS* She: thanks...🙃

[@fireeaglefitnessmartialart935]

I think of it as a compliment. I like curvy hips.

[@fireeaglefitnessmartialart935]

@TeamHansen19 I dont really see how landwhales and curves relate but ok.

[@BigUriel]

@@fireeaglefitnessmartialart935 Some people are fans of anorexia

[@klavicus2276]

She looks pale, a bit dull and seems to have a strange taste in men but she looks curvy and i personally like this

[@rencaelum4396]

Are you all gay? She's hot.

[@AbandonedVoid]

I like how you can tell that Skall's wife really does love him a lot in this video.

[@thepangolinforge]

cara does love him. watch every video she was in

[@andresarancio6696]

Drinking game: take a shot every time Cara does the "Yes I know what innuendo you are thinking pervs, I am thinking the same" face. You will be drunk enough to throw an uppercut to a scale armor before the history dump

[@DevanTheRat]

You know my mind so well... *downs drink*

[@Wanker527]

I always imagine how many hours of hard, meticulous work must go into actually creating things like scale or chainmail. It must have taken AGES to create enough for entire armies.

[@dj_koen1265]

Yes but the thing is a king wouldn’t approach a blacksmith and say Yo we need 3000 chainmails when can you deliver them Smiths would work at them one at a time continuously across their lifes And individuals bought their own armor most of the time

[@zanderdev57]

Much quicker than plate though. With playe its is all much more finnicky and demanding of high quality across the entire piece, or else it could be compromised With scale, chain and lamellar, yes it takes a while to make all of them but they dont require as much care and precision as plate, and one bad unit doesnt require that you start all over. Plus repairing the armor is far more cost effective and time efficient than plate

[@stevenschnepp576]

@@zanderdev57 You're thinking of a nobleman's bespoke plate armor. Munition plate was quicker and easier to manufacture than maille.

[@zanderdev57]

@@stevenschnepp576 yes but at what time period was it better? Mail and lamellar armors were made in the early days because they were far easier to actually produce before steel became easier to make into sheets

[@NegotiatorGladiarius]

To be honest, I wonder if scale is less about protecting from sword thrusts and more about protecting from missiles. We know that the ancients used arrows extensively -- e.g. the Persians would pretty much actually darken the sky with their volleys -- and then there were the javelins, which were still used all the way through the early middle ages. I'm thinking that most of those would hit you downwards, and scale might actually be better at stopping a pilum than mail would. And then there were other missiles. E.g., the ancients used slings extensively. (E.g., lead bullets from slings defeated the Persian cataphracts.) Or lately the lead-weighted darts of the Romans. If scale actually did better at dissipating the shock from those than chain would, that might actually make it good specialized armour. I'm thinking for example the skirmishing cataphract cavalry that was extensively used in the ancient times, and in Persia they kept the scythed chariots until at least Alexander's time. Those weren't supposed to stay and get into melee. They would harrass the enemy with missiles, and save the all out shock charge for when the enemy was already wavering or showing a vulnerability, like exposed flanks. In both cases the most immediate threat to the rider would be from enemy missile troops. So I'm thinking that scale would actually make a lot of sense. What are your thoughts?

[@tamlandipper29]

NegotiatorGladiarius - your theory at least accounts for the weird angle. While writing this I wonder if it could be as simple as rain proofing?

[@pablohill6688]

Arrows just go through where the scales over lap because they aren't solid so arrows have been known to bypass them by hitting a scales and sliding in the path of least resistance which is every spot a scales is place next to another scale

[@christiantheologyunited3707]

pablo Hill Depends on the scale type

[@timsellers4946]

Xaris Xeros I don’t know if people have made videos like this, but I would love to see different archers with different bows (longbow, compound, horse archer [cant remember the name], etc) against scale mail.

[@luggilu7864]

I guess for a (idk like) 5kg bolt coming from terminal velocity down onto your chest, it won't do much. Not because it would penetrate, but because your chest would be weirdly misshapen after that thing hitting

[@ig33ku]

1:26 "Honey not now, we are making a video."

[@skelaton7242]

ig33ku 👌👌

[@mrjoe332]

Tiddies are always the priority

[@TexasViking_INFP-t_5w4]

1:09

[@TexasViking_INFP-t_5w4]

👌

[@bankcolgate2155]

*rising thrust*

[@nekoman8560]

I stumbled into this video while searching for info on D&D realism, namely whether various armors are noisy enough to impose disadvantage on stealth, and this is the only example I’ve found of anyone moving in any armor in a noise isolated environment. (Sound of movement in scale mail at 3:00) Can you do a video comparing the volume of various different armors?

[@JadeSun7]

I can tell you from experience that maile is very similarly loud, as it still has thousands of metal pieces moving against one another. Plate armor is also loud, as even though there are relatively fewer pieces, the pieces are larger and resonate more, and still hit one another, making clanging sounds as you move. Overall, I would leave the Disadvantage to stealth checks as they are in the PHB, and allow for fantasy materials and magical enchantments to make medium and heavy armors quiet and stealthy. Hope that helps! :D

[@nekoman8560]

@@JadeSun7 So anything with overlapping metal should be imposing disadvantage on stealth. Thank you for the info, it’s very helpful.

[@JadeSun7]

@@nekoman8560 the exception would be brigandine as the pieces are all tightly bound and sometimes sandwiched between cloth or leather. Lamellar armor is in the middle ground where depending on the exact construction it could go either way. Happy to help, and Happy gaming! :D

[@williamgrissom1995]

From what I understand most all metal armor would more likely make noises. Though if you wore a snug tunic over scale mail, it would muffle the noise alot. I think chain mail would jingle more under a tunic than scale mail would, though it would muffle it some I'm sure. But I believe scouts that spied on the enemy went in just leather armor at most, because often the smallest noises can spook the horses or alert the dogs in the dead of night. During the day there is the issue with reflected light, which would alert the enemy way faster than noise, since the movement of people in armor in the camp would make it too noisy to notice much noise of the same kind of a armor outside of camp. So a armor worn under a tunic would likely work well in the day time only, and would be more risky at dead of night. Well that is my hypothesis anyway.

[@AnimeOtaku2]

Chainmail bikini next? *dodges Pommel*

[@christopherrhodes3228]

OUCH! Who tried to end me rightly?

[@angelsfallfirst7348]

Christopher Rhodes skall

[@ParanoeX]

Christopher Rhodes dont worry, it wasnt aimed at you; thats why you are still alive

[@Demockracy69]

Condom of plates

[@hanelyp1]

A Maille Bikini doesn't physically block the attack, it clouds the mind of the attacker reducing their attack bonus.

[@theclocktower3258]

An 11 minute video of Skall groping his wife, this is why we subscribed xD obviously a joke lol keep up the good work Skallagrim!

[@Carewolf]

Groping his armoured spouse, thank you very much. Armoured spouses for the win!

[@thelastfeelbender]

The ClockTower deserves more likes

[@cheetajoe4912]

The ClockTower This is what I subscribed for!

[@SoulWinds]

This scale armor is a work of art. Incredibly well done. It definitely deserves more credit. I don't care if it's loud, you just need to practice and adapt. It'd be even better with a belt, I reckon. I wonder who made this... Great artisan, no doubt.

[@zebedeetotty]

2:10 that face

[@stefanradev7034]

That's the face of "next time we test an armor, you'll wear it and i'll be gentle" :D

[@gianpalacio5635]

The awkward to no end halfways thru the autistic spectrum for no reason face?

[@carbonado2432]

BAM! Right in the babymaker!

[@josephmorse3089]

"That's what you always say"

[@zacheray]

Gian Palacio That's Skall's wife dude, why you guys are always shitting on her, Skall would fuck your shit up if you said that to his face

[@bigman7856]

“You have pretty wide hips.” I’ve only made his comment once to a girl, and she thought it was an insult. It was quickly resolved thereafter, but still. Wide hips are GOOD on ladies! If a guy comments on this, he is normally not calling you fat. Btw you two are a great couple!

[@Karasamune]

Jerome Wilshank Did you tip your fedora?

[@bigman7856]

Karasamune like five times brah

[@bigman7856]

Karasamune the lady was my GF. It happened when I went to reach for my wallet to buy us some drinks. I hit her hip, said sorry, and made the comment. It was aight because we make of of each other all the time, but I wasn’t making fun of her. The lesson here is that you got to be careful with what you say around your womyn.

[@Karasamune]

@@bigman7856 How long you been growing out that beard on your neck?

[@bigman7856]

Karasamune approximately for 250 years, my son. It is now long and gray. I have acquired the knowledge of the wise neck beard gods and have acquired the golden goblet of Mountain Dew. This bejeweled challis has given me power to respect m’Lady.

[@orginstory2822]

Your spouse switches between "I'm happy to be here" and "what has my life come to"

[@That80sGuy1972]

It looks to me more like "He is so cute when he gets excited over these things."

[@OutlawMaxV]

> Sees Cara is in the video Oh yeah, its gonna be one of those... Innuendo the Movie

[@DevanTheRat]

I was behaving!

[@gorgon6680]

"I'll be gentle, that's what you always say", my god you 2 are perfect

[@goatfish480]

This was both educational and adorable. Watching her hop was to cute. Love the video guys! I was really interested in scale mail since you dont hear near as much about it as you do plate or chainmail.

[@metatronyt]

Loved the video, nice work Skal. I like this format of half ragular practical video with you (and in this case your wife Cara, always nice to see her too) and half voice over with historical stuff and Iconography

[@Lamawalrus]

Agreed. And I like them mixed where appropriate (not that you didn't also suggest this)

[@JustinHiryu]

Metatron and Skall, I love you both!

[@Orion-iw1qj]

Andro Manu Meta is a Jew?

[@benaud5790]

Metatron yeah its awesome one of my faves

[@valiensr1037]

Andro Manu you are a sad, strange little man, and you have my pity

[@Sirfirenewt]

*Canadian man hits wife with sword*

[@fsmoura]

*Trudeau cries in public*

[@merlball8520]

fsmoura , Hah! And immediately apologizes to minority groups.

[@Mitwadus]

Sir Firenewt spouse

[@Smackosynthesis]

SilverEevee ? EDIT: Ah. I see. Nevermind.

[@dankbro799]

SilverEevee more like SJWevee

[@ethancastleberry1689]

Definitely heavy on the Sub/Dom energy looks like you two had fun with this one

[@jasonalen7459]

3:23 "Curvature of the torso"

[@anintellectualperson9417]

w h a t

[@Ishanusharma]

Scalelagrim

[@ToxicSkull0]

Ishan sharma my god ,,,

[@Plankensen]

and Scaleara

[@fsmoura]

www.myinstants.com/instant/rimshot/

[@JoshuaBenitezNewOrleans]

I loooove this video. I wish I’d seen it sooner. Earlier this year you talked about ways to change up your videos. I think guests are a fantastic way! Also, if you two were to change roles in the videos, it would be great! Your relationship is adorable and charming, and I can tell you approached this video with a different personality, and I really enjoy this side of you

[@damienw4958]

Great material to procrastinate with! Thanks skall!

[@sizanogreen9900]

HAHAHAHAAAHAHAHAHA haha ha... ha... yes.

[@GrandElemental]

You too? :D

[@walt_man]

For me I ate Smittys breakfast while watching it

[@psych0185]

Procrastination is the only activity I never put off for a later time.

[@fsmoura]

i wish i was so disciplined

[@kyubii972]

As nerdy as this sounds I'm totally going to use these new videos you're making for my Dungeons & Dragons games I'm the DM and it really helps to be able to liven up combat descriptions with realism.

[@MrBAKFIRE]

Simply amazing , I do the same ,but with quests and NPCs

[@user-od3kt3ky6b]

2:12 “Don’t worry I’ll be gentle” “That’s what you always say” *Smirks at camera*

[@Paxmax]

I think Skals "upwards thrusts" might defeat more than just Caras scale armor... *wink wink nudge*

[@DevanTheRat]

That's rather a statement of fact than anything that needs a wink, sweetie *smirk*

[@fsmoura]

*WINK WINK WINK*

[@2Axiom]

Say no more, say no more

[@richtheunstable3359]

nudge nudge

[@Kadereii]

Paxmax i gotchu b .3.

[@Debilinside]

So is ok to openly poke Cara with your stick on YT? :D Great video by the way. Scale is a pretty overlooked armor type.

[@TheInsomniaddict]

DEMONITIZED!!!

[@Malusdarkblades11]

i gess Cara never learned how to defend herself against someone with a poitn-end-stick ^^

[@Wavemaninawe]

Silberzunge I dont think its so much a lack of ability.

[@Malusdarkblades11]

Wavemaninawe yeah but i was actually refering to someting else :)

[@Wavemaninawe]

Silberzunge I know. Hence the hidden innuendo. 😁

[@Kadeo-ms6qw]

I’m completely jealous, you can see the amount of love they have for each other just by the way they look at each other

[@S.ASmith]

"They move more in larger clusters" **Hand moves towards bob** The inuendeos are just....lol

[@Joe_Potts]

Bob?

[@derptank3308]

It’s basically by default. Whamen have da bobs Edit: I don’t remember typing this

[@Secret_Lizard]

No, not again, not poor Bob

[@gamemaster8488]

Whos Bob?

[@assassinalvin6247]

Bob is a builder

[@matthewthomson6466]

3:25 The *curvature* of the *torso* Okay, Skall, okay 😂😂

[@cdgonepotatoes4219]

Scale armor really looks more like just an archaic version of mail that requires less labour, so it was likely popular until mail was properly industrialized. A retake of the concept then brought lamellar armour and brigantine, the latter largely being considered a more economic alternative to plate. The best interpretation of scale armour that's around is essentially mail with added scales, which is obviously more decorative intent than purely practical (though that added layer might help against structural damage of the armour).

[@Hedgepook]

The sexual tension in this video is truly extraordinary.

[@sylvanstrength7520]

Jack Box that's normal for those two haha

[@dynamicworlds1]

It's great seeing them on screen together

[@DevanTheRat]

And there I was behaving so much!

[@AflacMan13]

Jack Box Eh, mostly in the imagination of internet fanboys here. :-P

[@DevanTheRat]

@Daniel Nope, not just your imagination, that's how we really are

[@Fizximuk]

I will be gentle. - You always say so!

[@firebladeentertainment5739]

Fizximuk that made me laugh so hard i nearly pissed myself

[@Fizximuk]

The full quotation is "That's what you always say"

[@nikv8881]

And that smile after that...

[@DevanTheRat]

My pleasure that the one snark I did let slip did the job for you :)

[@thescarborobastards9269]

"Dw I'll be gentle" T H A T S W H A T Y O U A L W A Y S S A Y

[@manamaster6]

2:12 is the best moment of the video. Their faces, the position of the hand, the sword. Just perfect.

[@hellonearth-thehistoryofwa1270]

5:08

[@KaineNier]

2:18 “That’s what you always say” Glances at camera and proceeds to wack wife in stomach with sword

[@lewisbrodnax7898]

Long ago a friend introduced me to t Society for Creative Anachronism, like t Reniseance Fair but year-long. And fighting harness, which for other reasons, I had known quite a lot more of. Doing some reasearch for our combined efforts I found an amazing referance book in my college library of mid eastern lamillar armuore that had 2 layers. The back (or rear scales) were actually t support structure for t harness. I cant recall the exact details but it was very good stuff, no doubt.

[@Kurai_69420]

But was the horse armour overpriced?

[@bandrefilipe]

DovahSpy I see what you did there, sir. Good one!

[@geckohunter7277]

Nice reference

[@Bralionas]

Have you heard of the high-elves?

[@gj4312]

Stop! You have violated the law. Pay the court a fine or serve your sentence!

[@Khornedevotee]

THEN PAY WITH YOUR BLOOD!

[@alfatazer_8991]

_Padded Doublet_ +5 defence _Scale Mail Bikini_ +20 defence WTF *MMORPG LOGIC*

[@MrBaris115]

Alfatazer _ sauce for your profile pic?

[@alfatazer_8991]

Character: Power Girl Artist: Butcha-U I think you know where to go from here. Happy hunting.

[@ub3rfr3nzy94]

It's against the rules to hit unarmoured areas.

[@decwow]

Alfatazer _ Convincing most ladies to play a long MMORPG without pretty characters to play: *IMPOSSIBLE* No point fighting the inevitable

[@oddluck4180]

I mean, nobody wants to kill someone who looks hot.

[@EduHBa]

Man, this channel is amazing for TTRPG developing. All of my questions are answered!

[@madcat789]

It's armor that scales with your luck stat. Duh

[@rafliavriza3651]

Get out

[@GreatWightSpark]

Luck Scale? That's what Falcor drops

[@Gabbycatty]

I swear the Luck stat in DS3 is pointless.

[@maginotline9601]

Gabe Scharf Bleed the world.

[@catStone92]

clearly you've never played a hollow build

[@coryman125]

I can't help but read "Lorica Squamata" in Metatron's voice... heh heh

[@Bucketlord666]

coryman125 I'ma italiano

[@fsmoura]

ma chi preggo!

[@irgendwer3610]

itsa me mario

[@irgendwer3610]

but we all know its not lorica segmentata tey probably called it L O R I C A L A M I N A T A

[@neilwilson5785]

Remember to use the rhotic 'R' sound in the Italian way. I have trouble with that, being from south England. Lorrrrica Lorrrrica. Nope. Tongue won't move that way.

[@puskov3]

As much as I dislike the way you come across in the majority of your videos, I enjoyed this one. Informative.

[@vnutri710]

"Don't worry I'll be gentle" "Mhm, that's what you always say" As much as I love Skall I vote we kick him out and let his wife take over the channel.

[@VndNvwYvvSvv]

Easy there, neckbeard

[@The214thRabidFangirl]

Well he's a pretty cool guy. It would make sense for him to have a pretty cool wife.

[@zaytheslasha1263]

Misandrist

[@Firan25]

@@zaytheslasha1263 I don't think he was being serious. just saying that she made a good comeback. either that or he was saying she is more interesting than skall. But I like them both, they have very good chemistry together.

[@YTshashmeera]

Bruh she already has a channel

[@nathanc939]

I have made a lot of research for a 13th-14th century Rus style scale armor set I'm making and the Rus (Russia, Ukraine and Belarus) used it quite a lot, but still lamellar was more popular. One other thing to note, it that an upward thrust with enough angulation to go under the scales is very very hard to do with anything but a dagger if both warrior are on foot and it probably won't go very deep and lack power. According to my research, lamellar was more popular because it was very efficient for both cavalry and infantry, but for infantry, the rus judged scale to be slightly supperior as it doesn't limitate mobility as much. There are exemple of scale armor from the 1500's in Russia as it was never completely erased by plate there, probably because some warriors used skis during winter and a bow all year long.

[@PewPewPlasmagun]

Nathan Carrier Hooray for crazy and at the same time practical Russian designs - then and now...

[@mortenovergaard7397]

i think you're right. in combat, a lot of hits are going to be awkward, opportunity hits, not at perfect angle etc. from experience in boxing and other combat sports this is usually the case. - the "perfect" textbook hit rarely happens. so scale armor would probably be decent armor 90+% of the time.

[@nathanc939]

@@mortenovergaard7397You are right. It goes a bit further. Scale is weak against upward thrust, but with both men on foot, they are hard to place to start with and even on a static target, at chest height, they are akward and often don't have the angle to really exploit that weakness. If the man in scale is on horse and his opponent on foot though, the game just changed, you are naturally thrusting up and often with enough angle that scales will more often lift up and let the pointy thing through. A dagger can do the job on foot though, because it is short, it is easy to give it the right upward angle and thrust. Now apply this to moving targets and scale will be effective the vast majority of the time, probably even against daggers, but on horse back, spears from infantry become a serious issue, still will not get through most time, but often enough to be concerning. Reversely, lamellar has the gap up to down and is weak to downward thrust, which on a horse won't happen, but on foot, they are actually quite common and efficient, still a dagger once again is the most likely tool to go between the lamellars with a downward thrust. The failure rate of lamellar on foot, for moving targets, is likely lower than the failure rate of scales on horse back though. Again, I suspect that winter fighting has a lot to do with Russia keeping scale and lamellar around much longer.

[@babayaga9723]

I love the man of science that skal is from time to time « probably, u got pretty wide hips »

[@Random2]

I am probably in the minority, but I truly appreciate this kind of video much more than the testing. You used to do these more often than now. I wish you would create these more historical videos a bit more often. They are why I subscribed in the first place. I guess, perhaps, they take more effort to complete, due to investigation time, which would make them less practical, but alas, one can still wish.

[@sylvanstrength7520]

Man, it's good to see you for at back into historical topics! I've missed videos like these :)

[@thedarwinist672]

They look really good together. I bet they finish each other's- -"foes rightly!" -"foes rightly!"

[@moonshroom9532]

The way she looks at him, that's love right there

[@DevanTheRat]

*sighs happily* Yes, yes it is

[@dabe4506]

I was able to weave a breastplate of scales several years ago, similar to what's shown. It was essentially 4-in-1 ring mail with the center ring being replaced by a scale. It was very pleasing visually, as well as surprisingly protective. The scales spread the point of impact over a MUCH wider area, and still protected against upward attacks slipping beneath the scales thanks to the underlying ringmail construction.

[@roysmith7087]

Isn't that a version of chainmail to stop the upwards thrust like that. I'd use it in conjunction with a shield 🛡️ for added protection. Good modeling to your very patient wife.

[@spencergreen3581]

I've always had the idea to start a company that would make jackets and other outerwear with hidden mail inside it, for self-defense. Like a heavy winter jacket with a layer of chainmail in it would offer a decent amount of protection, or even a scarf with mail inside could be wrapped around the forearm would be useful against someone with a knife

[@billberg1264]

For armored jackets, you could do brigandine around the torso, and mail for the sleeves and below the waistline. Aside from the extra weight, people may dislike the noise of metal against metal. You might be able to work out some way of getting cloth between the rings.

[@snakeoveer1046]

BUT WHAT ABOUT THE GLORIOUS NIPPON LACQUERED LAMMELLAR SAMURAI ARMOR

[@Kraanox]

FOLDED OVER 47 BILLION TIMES

[@ciarfah]

Kraanox WHEN YOU WEAR THE ARMOUR, YOU FOLD IN HALF SEVERAL TIMES, DYING IN THE PROCESS BUT BECOMING FAR SUPERIOR TO WESTERNERS

[@GideonGleeful95]

Easily defeated... by pommels.

[@MeatPlanet]

Ya know when I hear lacquered armor I wonder if its ethereal and has 6 slots for my runes.

[@adamsummerford5698]

Cool video, you're definitely correct about the scale mail Distributing more of the recursive force of impact than chainmail. The larger pieces being able to move slightly absorbs some of the impact. Lamellar being interchangeable is because it is just scalemail for a Horseman or Cavalier as most of the strikes to someone on horseback would be coming from underneath or direct. That's why it wasn't too uncommon to see a suit of armor that was partially lamellar especially near the lower half and scale mail near the upper half.

[@constantinediomedes6277]

To be honest, this was an amazing video as there aren't too many videos on scale armor to begin with (maybe one by scholagladiatora but his was more of a rant of some sorts to be fair) and each time Cara she looks more and more like a viking shieldmaiden haha

[@knightedwolf]

That's real interesting. Up to now, all sources that I have read said that the difference between scale and lamellar is that scale only overlaps verticaly and lamellar over laps both vertically and horizontally. As far as over lapping upwards or downwards, again the sources I have read have said that it would depend on whether it was a foot man or a horse man who was wearing it, the footmans armor would tend to overlap downwards ( according to what I have read) because most blows would come in from above while a horsemans would over lap upwards cause of most blows coming from below. Certainly an interesting different view on the subject matter, thank you for posting this video.

[@ballehakan]

That's what I've read as well, so I find that statement very weird.

[@zwitch3368]

Damn you two fit together perfectly. Never seen a couple that looks so much like one

[@laughingdaffodils5450]

Thanks for the video. My reading of the line between scale and lamellar is slightly different - lamellar *usually* overlaps upwards because we most commonly see it on kataphracts and central asian horsemen. Their main worry is a long spear or pike from the ground so they want the upward overlap. The Chinese used lamellar footmen's armor that overlapped downwards for centuries though. As I understand it the real dividing line is that scales are hung on a backing for scale, but laced together with no backing for lamellar. Obviously you can only hang scales downward, but you can lace them together in any direction you like. The Roman 'locking scale' is the exception, the scales are in fact connected to each other without a backing, but it doesn't have the characteristic give of a lamellar with long laces connecting strips of scales together, each ring has a very limited amount of play and then it must all lock solid so it doesn't look like it would be as comfortable as lamellar or as good at distributing force either, I imagine that's why we never see much of it. The 'scale' you have Cara(?) in is very interesting, if you look closely it's japanese 4:1 chain, with scales substituted for one type of ring. I've looked but been unable to find any evidence of it existing historically, which is really a shame because as you say it looks great and apparently would actually be reasonably effective as armor. I imagine it must be significantly heavier than an equivalent covering of euro 4:1 though.

[@mrscary3105]

That armor looks great on Cara.

[@javajive9588]

"Mhm. Thats what you always say." "Numerous fetish sites" Im starting to wonder if Skall is a kinkster.

[@angelTechnician64]

Based if true

[@I_am_ENSanity]

I do believe you've stumbled on to a new kink.

[@royrogers3624]

*fapping noises in the back ground* yea look at that figure baby yes slide your sword under her scales uhhhhh *cleans mess*

[@IDrinkRainWater]

@@royrogers3624 disliked

[@lorddemonoss3945]

Scale armor is the grandfather of the new dragon armor in the military. Amazing how much the past achievements still work long after thier creation. Especially with swords and shields.

Well I see they have a taser knuckles now maybe taser swords will make a come back??

[@beserkdonkey]

Leroy Gallagher a man was arrested today after attacking a group of girl scouts with a taser sword, he stated that it was because “those goddamn cookies they were selling we so over priced

[@lorddemonoss3945]

@@beserkdonkey a crazy woman was also arrest this week for attacking 2 children with a kitchen 🔪 😠 The KZbin video out right now 😥

[@erykblobenoski4661]

damn she used a whole kitchen to attack some kids

[@lorddemonoss3945]

@@erykblobenoski4661 yeah. She did 😞

[@wightrat357]

7:52 I'm thinking the central ridge would help protect against upward thrusts as the blade would catch on the ridge instead of continuing unimpeded.

[@spacemonkey3051]

Skal, good for you brother, your wife looks like a lovely lady. I love your videos man, I've been a long time watcher, seeing an armor review is new and really awesome!

[@mdexterc2894]

That actually looks really nice. It would be cool if full scale armor dresses became a thing

[@falcore91]

Dexter Colorado would be hard to have a conversation though. Every time a person shifted position it would sound like a small hail storm.

[@mdexterc2894]

falcore91 but if you put some plastic under each scale you can dampen the sound. After all, wearing it as a dress isn't traditional, so you might as well modernise it

[@Bucketlord666]

Dexter Colorado hell yea

[@ngut5915]

Apparently the sound of "sword on scale deflection" is what they use for drawing of a sword in a lot of movies and games.

[@SgtSarge-bd4mt]

So scale armors are best for dwarves. Also from my perspective, scale armor is very aesthetically pleasing, even more so than maille and plate. The scales are larger which make the even-ness more noticable than in maille and the design as a whole looks elegantly simple and not too complex like in plate. Then again, it probably depends on the quality and the designs that I've seen. There are, of course, ugly looking armors/weapons no matter which category they belong to.

[@grugmoment5542]

Shit, that's a good point. You can't uppercut a midget.

[@Halloyaw11]

That's a grudgin'.