So I got a general gist of this down, where an unlikely individual finds a suit of spooky armor in the woods and just decides to wear it (this is the general outline, the one I actually went with was a Minotaur raised as a satyr who found a big ol' suit of armor with a dread helm, deciding it'd be a hilarious prank to become a local legend and scare away bad folks and whatnot). The problem with this idea is the armor itself, as I think it may be just a tad bit overpowered to have plate armor at the beginning of the game. I'd go with another armor, but that kinda ruins the whole aesthetic of a giant menacing figure fully clad in dark metal armor. any suggestions? Only thing I could think of is only giving it the armor, and no other equipment or money aside from the essential basics like food and a water-skin.
You could go with scale mail, give it some plate like bracers and leg armour and a suitably imposing helm or see if your DM would allow you to start off with the Dread Helm from Xanathars Guide ot Everything, its a common magic item that just makes it look like you have red glowing eyes, as you are starting off with it see if you could have it cursed with some minor effect such as not wanting to sell it (that way you can still remove it to eta/drink etc).
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So I got a general gist of this down, where an unlikely individual finds a suit of spooky armor in the woods and just decides to wear it (this is the general outline, the one I actually went with was a Minotaur raised as a satyr who found a big ol' suit of armor with a dread helm, deciding it'd be a hilarious prank to become a local legend and scare away bad folks and whatnot). The problem with this idea is the armor itself, as I think it may be just a tad bit overpowered to have plate armor at the beginning of the game. I'd go with another armor, but that kinda ruins the whole aesthetic of a giant menacing figure fully clad in dark metal armor. any suggestions? Only thing I could think of is only giving it the armor, and no other equipment or money aside from the essential basics like food and a water-skin.
You could go with scale mail, give it some plate like bracers and leg armour and a suitably imposing helm or see if your DM would allow you to start off with the Dread Helm from Xanathars Guide ot Everything, its a common magic item that just makes it look like you have red glowing eyes, as you are starting off with it see if you could have it cursed with some minor effect such as not wanting to sell it (that way you can still remove it to eta/drink etc).