History Main / OnesieArmor

* ''VideoGame/DungeonCrawl'' mostly averts this, as it uses a slot system. However, one artifact armor (Lear's hauberk) plays it straight: it is a single, heavily enchanted item that simultaneously fills the torso, helmet, glove, and boot slots, leaving only the cloak slot open.

* ''TabletopGame/DarkHeresy'' adapted the advanced rules from ''Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay'' and made them obligatory, though full armor sets exist that just give a flat armor bonus to the entire body. Full flak armor, notably, grants more armor than a combination of flak vest, leggings and helmet covering the same areas, handwaved by the full armor being military grade while the individual pieces are all security/consumer grade.
* ''TabletopGame/{{Shadowrun}}'': Uses the B variant of the trope. Armour grants armor points to all your soak rolls, but in-universe-wise only tend to cover the arms, torso and legs. Armored boots, helmets and forearms/gloves are accessories that add additional armor points to all soak rolls, and the highest-grade milspec and security armors are full-body covering and come with those accessories included.

* ''VideoGame/MinecraftDungeons'', even though it takes inspiration from games like ''VideoGame/{{Diablo}}'' and the source game had four different armor slots, has only a single armor slot, where a whole suit can be equipped.

* ''TabletopGame/DarkHeresy'' adapted the advanced rules from ''Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay'' and made them obligatory, though full armour sets exist that just give a flat armour bonus to the entire body. Full flak armour, notably, grants more armour than a combination of flak vest, leggings and helmet covering the same areas, handwaved by the full armour being military grade while the individual pieces are all security/consumer grade.
* ''TabletopGame/{{Shadowrun}}'': Uses the B variant of the trope. Armour grants armour points to all your soak rolls, but in-universe-wise only tend to cover the arms, torso and legs. Armoured boots, helmets and forearms/gloves are accessories that add additional armour points to all soak rolls, and the highest-grade milspec and security armours are full-body covering and come with those accessories included.

* ''VideoGame/MinecraftDungeons'', even though it takes inspiration from games like ''VideoGame/{{Diablo}}'' which have several armor slots, has only a single armor slot, where a whole suit can be equipped.

Some games treat suits of armor as a single item, rather than giving each piece (e.g.: breastplate, leggings, pauldrons, etc.) its own stats and armor value. Usually, this is an [[AcceptableBreaksFromReality Acceptable Break From Reality]], as it could get pretty complicated to track the value and effect of each piece, especially in TabletopGames. It also makes sense if the game doesn't [[SubsystemDamage allow one to target specific body parts,]] as you can't decide to just hit it wherever its armor is the weakest (or on whatever body parts aren't armored, if this is the case.) This trope can also apply if the suit is one item but the helmet is another, or if some parts (such as boots or gauntlets) just aren't treated as armor by the definition of the game.

** ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIVOblivion Oblivion]]'' and ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim Skyrim]]'' go the other direction: gauntlets returned to being a single item, while pauldrons are removed entirely, being considered part of the cuirass.

* ''Franchise/TheElderScrolls'' has gone both up and down the scale.

** ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIIIMorrowind Morrowind]]'' breaks the gauntlets into single left and right items because of the presence of an artifact gauntlet, Wraithguard, that is required for TheVeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon.
** ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIVOblivion Oblivion]]'' and ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim Skyrim]]'' go in the other direction: gauntlets return to being a single item, and pauldrons are removed entirely.

* Type B: The "armor" items (e.g. chainmail armor, platemail armor, etc.) only cover most of the body (usually the torso, arms, and waist), but items such as gauntlets or boots also exist, although whether they are actually classified as armor by the game varies.

* ''VideoGame/MinecraftDungeons'', even though it takes inspiration from games like ''VideoGame/Diablo'' which have several armor slots, has only a single armor slot, where a whole suit can be equipped.

* Downplayed in ''TabletopGame/OldWorldOfDarkness''. While some armors are called things like "armor t-shirt" or "flak jacket", the armor with the highest rating is simply called "full suit". While this makes some sense, it raises the obvious question of why you can't just attack someone wearing a flak jacket in the legs to ignore their armor, other than just [[BecauseISaidSo because the game rules say so.]]

* ''VideoGame/MonsterHunterStories'' only features complete sets of armor in one piece, in contrast to the mainline ''VideoGame/MonsterHunter'' games where you can mix and match armor pieces.

In some games (usually TabletopGames), suits of armor are considered a single item, rather than each piece (i.e. breastplate, leggings, pauldrons, etc.) being given its own stats and armor value. Usually, this is an [[AcceptableBreaksFromReality Acceptable Break From Reality]], as having to calculate the value for each piece could get pretty complicated. It also makes sense if the game doesn't [[SubsystemDamage allow one to target specific body parts,]] as you can't decide to just hit it wherever its armor is the weakest (or on whatever body parts aren't armored, if this is the case.) This trope can also apply if the suit is one item but the helmet is another, or if some parts (such as boots or gauntlets) just aren't treated as armor by the definition of the game.

In either case, [[MagicalAccessory Magical Accessories]] are usually exempt from this rule for some reason. See also BodyArmorAsHitPoints,which also treats a set of armor as one abstract unit.

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* ''ComicBook/{{Witchblade}}'' can expand itself around Sara's body, creating full body armor, though mostly it forms a {{Stripperific}} outfit closer to a ChainmailBikini. Still, when facing a bevy of baddies, this mystic artifact will encapsulate Sara, allowing her to slice-and-dice enemies without taking much damage.

* ''TabletopGame/{{Pathfinder}}'': In first edition, which is basically a modified 3.5 ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'', armor mostly follows the same rules. There ''is'' a set of optional rules for "piecemeal armor", and it's just as complicated as you would think, particularly if you are wearing different kinds of armor (which is the main point of such rules.)

** ''Videogame/Fallout4'' switched to a system in which each limb has it's own piece of armor, but some outfits do cover the whole body nonetheless.

In some games (usually TabletopGames), suits of armor are considered a single item, rather than each piece (i.e breastplate, leggings, pauldrons, etc) being given its own stats and armor value. Usually, this is an [[AcceptableBreaksFromReality Acceptable Break From Reality]], as having to calculate the value for each piece could get pretty complicated. It also makes sense if the game doesn't [[SubsystemDamage allow one to target specific body parts,]] as you can't decide to just hit it wherever its armor is the weakest (or on whatever body parts aren't armored, if this is the case.) This trope can also apply if the suit is one item but the helmet is another, or if some parts (such as boots or gauntlets) just aren't treated as armor by the definition of the game.

* Type B: The "armor" items (e.g chainmail armor, platemail armor etc) only cover most of the body (usually the torso,arms, and waist), but items such as gauntlets or boots also exist, although whether they are actually classified as armor by the game varies.

* ''VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins'' treats armor as if everything between neck and wrists / ankles was one contiguous piece, with separate gloves and boots
* In ''VideoGame/BattleBrothers'' there are only body armors, that protect the bearer from all hits on their body and extremities, even if there can be temporary and permanent legs and arms injuries too, and helmets that protect from more serious hits on the head.

** ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsArena Arena]]'' and ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIIDaggerfall Daggerfall]]'' offered gauntlets, boots, and greaves each as a complete set, then separate left and right pauldrons, a cuirass, and a helmet.
** ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIIIMorrowind Morrowind]]'' broke the gauntlets into single left and right items, because of the presence of an artifact gauntlet, Wraithguard, that is required for TheVeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon.
** ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIVOblivion Oblivion]]'' and ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim Skyrim]]'' went the other direction: gauntlets returned to being a single item, and pauldrons were removed entirely.
* ''VideoGame/{{Fallout}}''
** In ''Videogame/Fallout1'', ''Videogame/Fallout2'' and ''VideoGame/FalloutTacticsBrotherhoodOfSteel'', all armor comes in one complete set including a helmet.
** In ''VideoGame/Fallout3'' and ''Videogame/FalloutNewVegas'' body armor comes in one piece but helmets have their own slot. There are also glasses, which fit under some headgear but not all.

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