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What happens with the frog-mouth if it rains?
Hydration!
If I had to choose for combat I'd pick frog-mouth. The angle of the armor really matters so the crossbow bolts bounce off or need to penetrate a more steel for same weight.
Can't beat the chad aura of the great helm though. Best helm for looksmaxxing when you have a chill garrison position.
I was about to come in here and say the same thing. The great helm is iconic, but the frogmouth is just both cool and practical.
I looked it up, frog-mouth sucks unless you're jousting. You can't see unless you're leaning forward, can't breathe properly etc. Turns out great helm is great.
Sallet
If it's not the Sallet, what are you doing with your life? Get a grip.
Great Bascinet should have been an option, though. Solid choice.
I have worn exactly half of these, and since I not that great at tournaments, I can say that KettleHat is the most fun for audience, you will definitely hear every bang like a church bell. The first is quite comfy (never heard of this name though). GreatHelm / Armet / Hounskull - damn bro, you can't see shit in those while having trouble breathing, and all that for the trade of security :/, no like, feels like you are just a target in the field. Your Bascinet here is extreemely open, it's a good helmet, but I would like to have some more face cover. Sallet, wore it once, many years ago, memories are fairly good.
I want to try a frogmouth. I think it might have a good security/visibility ratio. Also it looks funny 🐸
Great helm
I'd look cool af when I wear none of these in battle.
I'd die immediately of course, but everyone would agree I'm the flyest corpse.
The aura from the great helm cannot be matched.
If someone in a Great Helm declared "None shall pass!" I must take it seriously.
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Lemme at em with the Hounskull, I'll peck put their eyes!
Nah but fr, Bascinet for me, I like to keep it casual.
Frogge
Hounskull has you looking like Sam the Eagle
The Sallet is generally paired with the most badass armors but if we're only going by helmet looks, I'd go with the Frog-Mouth. It hits different.
Not gona lie seems awfully inconvenient in light rain shower.
"Oh my poor, poor valiant knight, tell me how did he parish. Like a lion fighting to his last breath? "
"Well you see my lady, there was this rain cloud. "
I’d go with the Frog-Mouth. It hits different.
It also gets hit different.
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Great helm
Looks downright evil. Sign me up.
Frog-mouth, both mysterious and otherworldly
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We discussed this before.
Is that Phoenician? This is in a museum in my town: https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tumba_del_guerrero
They have entire grave of a Phoenician mercenary there.
I don't know if the plume is historically accurate but the base is Corinthian
So that was a Greek mercenary that served in Phoenician army and he was using Greek armor. Interesting.
I don't think in warfare they had a rule that if someone made an armor design you can't use it anymore. So it could as much be just a Phoenician.
didn't they have patent law back then?
Ok, the article says it was 'probably' a Greek mercenary. They say the helmet was probably from Greece because of the decorations. They say he also had some jewelry with Egyptian goddess Sekhmet and inscription in hieroglyphs talking about Necao I. And the son of Necao I was the first pharaoh that started hiring Greek mercenaries. So it's possible it was a Greek warrior that fought with Egyptians and later Phoenicians. Interesting life for VI century B.C.
travel the world, kill random people, collect souvenirs - join the pharaoh's army now
If our original choice of helmets is steel, I'm gonna assume the guys in the other camp have steel too, so I'm not bringing a bronze helmet just to aura farm, however good looking it is.
Sorry best I can do is iron, if you don't want to die in a blaze of glory that is on you
Barbute or kettle hat. I can't pick between the two.
Only helms with facial hair are worthy.
The great helm wins the looks, but if I actually had to wear one every day, it’d be kettle helm hands down. The rest seem either horribly uncomfortable, hard to see out of, or impossible to move well in.
Obviously Hounskull! Breathing room, full head and neck protection, plus you look like a mechahound!
The Sallet in this pic is great for breathability as well, there is open space between the helmet & the bevor (the jaw/neck protection)
Can fully smoke a J up there any you just look like a stylish incense burner
Hotbox the Hounskull!
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