Hehe yeah, I was just joking and being a smartass.
I've just had a lot of bad experiences with people ( especially in DnD communities ) who are extremely nitpicky and overanaylze armor and clothes if it's even slightly feminine but then pay zero attention to or don't even notice or even praise more obvious flaws.
But then someone has an OC character and there's even a slight hint of a female chest on the breastplate, minor cleavage, legs or belly exposed in robes/ clothes which aren't even meant to protect etc and the whole comment section becomes like 90% nitpicking and '' wElL aChTuAlLy '' lol.
Heck even if someone posts art of their OC and it's basically google copy pasted irl historical armor there's still a guarantee to be people harping on about how they like it because it's '' not like those designs ''.
I was just venting and poking fun at that a little, I am really tired of it.
Cloaks were actually used sorta like makeshift shields by twisting them in your hand altho that was in unarmored duels with swords like Epees, Foils and Rapiers.
Wearing a cloak in armored combat would be a really terrible idea lol, then again so would walking around in it all day too.
But gentlemen would often use them that way, but they also removed them if they weren't going to use them that way regardless too :P.
I kinda wonder how much gripping power Tieflings have in their tails tho, they could potentially pull some crazy shenanigans with them.
It'd be funny if they could use them for pickpocketing too even in conversations.
Distract them by speaking to them and then grab their purse around their belt with your tail xD.
Yeah, being a smartarse too.
I have been known to snark about "feminine" armour a bit but only the types clearly designed by prepubescent boys. In general I like seeing what people can come up with, historical or otherwise. Not going to tell someone they are wrong for using it, however if there is a lot of exposed skin and I am fighting them, then they learn soon to cover themselves more.
Dueling with a cloak was a rather interesting style. Still would be a bit risky I think, but have not tried this method in rl so can't say for sure.
Tiefling pickpocketing with tail, hmm this gives me ideas. I had only thought to trip someone in combat or slash them in the face with a bladed tail piece. Maybe Sleight of Hand check with disadvantage since it might be clumsy?
