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SlyKamaui wrote:I am sitting here, sincerely trying to figure out the reason for the +10 AC.

It is made out of mithril and adamantine afterall...

I need to find some time and people to play some 1st gen AD&D. Paper RPG's are so much more fun than console ones.

Er, should that be Glamour™ instead of "Glamer"? (Sorry, all of my friends are going to insist it should be, regardless of your answer.) Nice shirt, otherwise.

Anybody else remember when -X AC was good as opposed to +X?

Guess I am too old for this shirt.

Well, the old school gamers know this has an AC of 10 and when in NetHack could be enchanted to +5 to help your overall AC without encumbrance. Aaaand if you're lucky a slogan: "Hello Nurse!"

MathUhhhSaurus wrote:This comes with a pocket?! O: *gets hopes up*


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Mmmmm...there's nothing tastier than crushed hopes, lightly grilled over the glowing embers of burning hopes sprinkled with some tear-moistened dream chips for that special smokey flavor.

Yum.

Oh sure, Elvish sweatshop free...but is it Dwarvish sweatshop free??

aoviss wrote:Far too world of warcrafty.

I mean, I kinda like it, but it nearly looks like the generic products off the shelves in the 1980s...stenciled content name and barcode.

Shirt has TM:DNR on it as well.

World of warcrafty? really? Its condition is Gygaxian, the color is Mordenkainen’s Enrobing Slate. D&D all the way. What kind of geek are you? Arroint thee foul geek, hie the hence!

ThunderThighs wrote:The pocket is a lie.

Sweet! A non-pocket of withholding!

That should a +1 to my charisma at least!

My inner bard/rogue is displeased by the lack of color and finery on this shirt. However, I might get this for my fiance. He just plays fighters and barbarians.

Is it really a pocket T? If it's not then fail.

There's no way they could get a trademark registration for Cotton Armor. Way too descriptive. :D

I want this so badly, but I'm afraid I'm not geek enough to wear it. Fellow geeks will know that I'm not quite as wonderful as they are, so the shirt seems like faking it; and my not-geeky friends will feel alienated. If I roll a d6, I'm buying it...

I was really really Interested until I saw the pocket was a lie. they could have at least put in a pocket if they where going to say something about a pocket. This makes me all sad inside .

Ahhh, the famed shirt of virginity. -30 to datability rating.

Zathras like.... in for one.

Whatever, looking at it from a Diablo perspective, 10 armor is entirely reasonable...though admittedly that armor is generally in robe form.

dipdac wrote:Anybody else remember when -X AC was good as opposed to +X?

Guess I am too old for this shirt.

Same here. I WAS going to make it -10 but looked up a few things and it was clear the standards had changed since I had played...

thatrobert wrote:Same here. I WAS going to make it -10 but looked up a few things and it was clear the standards had changed since I had played...

Hey now, let's not pull out the THAC0 rating systems.

I'm surprised this one hasn't been snatched up faster. Bought it without even consulting the wife.

Is there a bonus to saving throw vs significant other's wrath?

TWILIGHT 2000 reference for the win!

That made my entire day, and showed exactly how big of a RPG nut I was in the 80's.

ckeilah wrote:Are we really this nerdy??

Yeah, I think we kinda are.

And I give Woot a +1 circumstance bonus to all saving throws for the Dark Sun reference with “Funny enough, it also works on Athas!”.

I thought AC here stood for Air Conditioning (because cotton is cool)

Needless to say, I'm not geeky enough to wear this.

There ate already too many variations on this shirt around. Kinda disappointed this got first in the derby.

Not as good as chain mail, but will work in a pinch.

Good idea, but should have done wool instead. Cotton Kills.

I'm lost...what is "glamer" in/re glamer technology? Is that ADD shorthand for "glamour"?

seahokedrama wrote:Ahhh, the famed shirt of virginity. -30 to datability rating.

Nerdy girls put out.

I'm so glad someone else is bringing up this egregious error. A cotton shirt is more like AC of 1.. gaaaaahh.

riot in the streets.

aidamahn wrote:Nerdy girls put out.

But not to nerdy boys. So there goes that.

nottafinga wrote:Oh sure, Elvish sweatshop free...but is it Dwarvish sweatshop free??

Define "Dwarvish sweatshop". The only thing that dwarves would genuinely consider an adverse working condition is crafting items for an enemy while enslaved. Anything less, and the complaining dwarf would simply be dubbed a wee Mary by his fellow craftsmen and set to sweeping floors in the workshops.

And to everyone complaining about the non-pocket pocket--obviously, the pocket of holding requires a command word to open and close the aperture. If you do not receive a slip of scroll bearing the command word with your order, feel free to contact shirt.woot customer service or your local Aurora's Whole Realms Catalog representative.

trlynch wrote:It is made out of mithril and adamantine afterall...

I need to find some time and people to play some 1st gen AD&D. Paper RPG's are so much more fun than console ones.

First - 1e sucks, unless you're the DMs girlfriend.

Second - people, people - mithral has no inherent bonus to AC, and neither does adamantine. Mithril makes heavy armor lighter and adamantine provides DR. Now magic enhancements are another animal altogether. This cotton-T is, apparently, rocking a +10 bonus. That's insane.

dipdac wrote:Anybody else remember when -X AC was good as opposed to +X?

Guess I am too old for this shirt.

Yes, We still run 2nd ed. 3rd and beyond are made for monkeys to use. There are a few of us still around. Maybe a little dusty but here. Still bought it just to spite the monkeys.

Ahem, I seriously doubt woot is burning all those enchant scrolls on a $10 shirt. I don't even know if shirts can be enchanted that high. I call shenanigans.

... be prepared to have this same conversation every time someone understands this shirt. It should be called the "Shirt of Nerdy Correction" with a randomized charisma bonus, +3 / -3 charisma, if your universe keeps track of that stat.

rossruns wrote:Er, should that be Glamour™ instead of "Glamer"?

No, it's definitely "glamer" -- see the D&D 3.5 SRD for "glamered":

A suit of armor with this ability appears normal. Upon command, the armor changes shape and form to assume the appearance of a normal set of clothing. The armor retains all its properties (including weight) when glamered. Only a true seeing spell or similar magic reveals the true nature of the armor when disguised.

SlyKamaui wrote:I am sitting here, sincerely trying to figure out the reason for the +10 AC.

As a Ranger, I am forced to wear light to medium armor, only providing about +4. Even with the mithril I could bring that up to a +5 no problem. Some might say it's the adamantine threading, but (at least by Pathfinder rules) that adds hardness rather than AC.

So whether I am harder to hit or just harder(in the abdomen of course), fine by me I suppose. :P

P.S. I love the shirt, but what with the Christmas season, don't have the spare kaching.

My guess would be that this is a 3/3.5 or 4e reference, and the +10 AC is the base AC that everyone gets. Perhaps? Still buying! =D

Sorry but I don't get it

Noun

glamer
1.(archaic, Scotland) Noise.
2.(archaic, Scotland) The visual influence of a charm, causing people to see things differently from what they are. Hence, to cast a glamer is to cause a visual deception.

Edit: I get its a Prop Noun, but even dictionary.com says it clears the test otherwise

dipdac wrote:Anybody else remember when -X AC was good as opposed to +X?

Guess I am too old for this shirt.

Two of my friends and I are playing 2nd edition AD&D with by 12 year old son. We're trying to show the Generation XBox what old school gaming was all about. -AC is the goal. I miss TSR!

IamIreland wrote:Eh, this has been done before, and I liked the previous iteration better. If, however, you like this one better, you're in luck!

I am indeed in luck! I'm one of those detail-oriented gamers who finds the specs on the previous shirts you linked not nearly as satisfying.

And none of them give +10 AC, which is nothing to sneeze at.

seahokedrama wrote:Ahhh, the famed shirt of virginity. -30 to datability rating.

Ah, the famed assumption of "all gamers are heterosexual males". -30 to getting the respect of geek girls who might otherwise dig you.

SlyKamaui wrote:I am sitting here, sincerely trying to figure out the reason for the +10 AC.

As a Ranger, I am forced to wear light to medium armor, only providing about +4. Even with the mithril I could bring that up to a +5 no problem. Some might say it's the adamantine threading, but (at least by Pathfinder rules) that adds hardness rather than AC.

Non-magical cloth armor doesn't provide any AC bonus.. so to get a +10 enhancement bonus to AC this is clearly an epic magic item, increasing the base cost by +1,000,000 gp. Mithral doesn't really provide a significant function in this case, since cloth armor is already light and doesn't have an armor check penalty... I guess it just makes it nice and shiny. Adamantine increases hardness and gives damage reduction 1/-. Normally only armor that's made of metal can be crafted with mithral and adamantine, so this really is a pretty special suit of armor.

Technically in D&D, it should be "mithral" and not "mithril".