A samurai is a fighter, so they are proficient in any and all armor, but what could be considered dou armor the same way a katana is a longsword.
Scale mail might be the best fit by description, but I'm not sure if dou would be considered medium armor like scale mail is. I know it doesn't make that much of a difference in reality, but I'd like to have the most realism as I can possibly get.
Based on my exhaustive research (skimming the Wikipedia page😁) it seems like the armor evolved over centuries, so depending on the era it could be scale, splint or even plate.
You could probably use whichever you like for mechanical purposes, and just flavor the description to look how you want it. But I guess that would be cheating.
The images of hobgoblins show them in samurai-inspired armor, which is then ruled as chain, half-plate or plate depending on the rank. I think this is absolutely a situation for re-skinning whichever amor has the properties you desire; Heavy/Medium, Stealth disadvantage, etc. Anything from Studded Leather to Plate could be skinned to be totally samurai-appropriate.
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A samurai is a fighter, so they are proficient in any and all armor, but what could be considered dou armor the same way a katana is a longsword.
Scale mail might be the best fit by description, but I'm not sure if dou would be considered medium armor like scale mail is. I know it doesn't make that much of a difference in reality, but I'd like to have the most realism as I can possibly get.
I would say splint-mail is maybe a closer analog.
I believe the Samarai favoured the Splint. At least thats how I imagine them.
Based on my exhaustive research (skimming the Wikipedia page😁) it seems like the armor evolved over centuries, so depending on the era it could be scale, splint or even plate.
You could probably use whichever you like for mechanical purposes, and just flavor the description to look how you want it. But I guess that would be cheating.
Looks like it could be functionally equivalent to scale, half-plate, or splint. Full plate is probably going overboard.
The images of hobgoblins show them in samurai-inspired armor, which is then ruled as chain, half-plate or plate depending on the rank. I think this is absolutely a situation for re-skinning whichever amor has the properties you desire; Heavy/Medium, Stealth disadvantage, etc. Anything from Studded Leather to Plate could be skinned to be totally samurai-appropriate.