If Brad and Derek decide to keep the current system with leather, chain and plate armor, there is a very obvious opportunity and need to create higher-level armor of each type, in order to give heroes something to look for within their armor path.

While this armor can be added on by modders later in the game, it would be nice for the Stardock artists to spend some time generating icons and graphics for this armor, which could then be added to the loot tables.

Here are some initial name/concept ideas:

For the mage:

- Archmage robes

- Angel robes

- Emperor robes

- Necromancer robes

- Warlock robes

- Sovereign robes

For the assassin:

- Ranger armor

- Assassin armor

- Dark leather armor

- Garotteskin armor (and other armors made of the skin of beasts)

- Forester armor

For the commander:

- Several leather-based "uniforms" (corporal, leutenant, brigadier, general, marshal) with the relevant stripes and medals...

These new armors would not necessarily improve defence, but could influence the relevant statistics for each hero (e.g. accuracy for archers, crit strike for assassins, spell mastery for mages, healing rate for commanders etc.)

I hope this idea gets picked up, either by Stardock or by some enterprising modder out there. Parrotmath or Heavenfall (or anyone else), if you would be willing to work on the graphics, I would love to collaborate with all the core concept ideas and item coding - what do you say?

Best, bendiwolf