Optional - armor damage reduction

Optional Rule: Damage Reduction

In this optional rule, heavy armor does not provide resistance to damage. Instead, all armor - whether light or heavy - provides a penalty to all damage rolls from slashing and bashing weapon attacks made against the character wearing the armor. This penalty is as follows: Leather: -1 Hides: -2 Chainmail: -3 Scalemail: -4 Half-plate: -5 Full-plate: -6