An Abominable Fancy

J. C. Leyendecker was an illustrator in the first half of the Twentieth Century, closely associated with the image of the " Arrow Collar Man ." If you can't quite buy into the notion of " Style as Armor ," here's some inspiration:

I posted an appreciation of Goblin Punch's fashion as armor class houserule , and wrote up my own Microlite20 version of it . After some good great comments, here's a D&D version: J. C. Leyendecker. Yes. Style Even squamous horrors feel the power of a well-put-together ensemble. Style will save you. Stylish clothes are expensive, and fashion is fickle, so be prepared to buy new clothes every season. Good clothes can survive a lot of rumple and still look dashing, but on a critical hit they are mussed beyond hope and lose their AC benefit. A tailor can fix it up in a few hours, however. Stylish Clothes (10 x Normal Clothes prices) = Charisma bonus applies to AC. Think Cary Grant or Mos Def. Everything is properly tailored, proportioned, and coordinated. You may not be able to put your finger on why they look better than you, but they do. Exquisite Clothes (100 x Normal Clothes prices; requires a Maid or Valet to maintain clothes) = Char

image from one of my tumblrs, The Minds Project Here is a good litmus test as to whether or not you're interested in my thoughts in gaming: My favorite house rule, which I will shoehorn into every setting and ruleset that I possibly can, is Goblin Punch's rule for fashion counting towards armor class . Here's how I wrote it up for a Microlite20 campaign: Style Even squamous horrors feel the power of a well-put-together ensemble. Style will save you. Stylish clothes are expensive. And fashion is fickle, so be prepared to buy new clothes every season. Stylish Clothes (10 x Normal Clothes prices) = +2 AC Exquisite Clothes (100 x Normal Clothes prices, must have a Maid or Valet to maintain clothes) =+4AC Stylish clothes are mussed beyond hope on a critical hit, losing all their AC benefit. A tailor can fix it up in a few hours, however. Wearing Stylish Clothes It takes a certain sophistication to bring an ensemble together. Your Communicatio