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Armour Reports

Geek Native provides an authoritative and independent perspective on Armour, a topic we have followed for more than 15 years. This collection of 40 articles evaluates industry shifts through original reporting and critical analysis.

12 Masks of Halloween: #12 Plague Champion

October 30, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Conclude the 12 Masks of Halloween with the battle-ready Plague Champion helmet by ArthammerUA. Read our breakdown on boffer LARP performance, sightlines, and costume pairings.

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: 12 masks of halloween, armour, larp, warhammer

12 Masks of Halloween: #3 Agamemnon 

October 21, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Day 3 of the 12 Masks of Halloween reviews ZORVIK’s Agamemnon warrior helmet, covering steel construction, tabletop GM utility, and costume pairings.

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: 12 masks of halloween, armour, halloween, masks

Enter The Bestiary: Watch Castle Rat’s stunning new medieval fantasy video, “WOLF I”

September 8, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Medieval fantasy heavy metal band Castle Rat has released the official music video for “WOLF I”, featuring the Rat Queen in a Red Sonja-inspired outfit.

Filed Under: Music Tagged With: armour, Red Sonja

Emma Pearn makes history at Royal Armouries International Jousting Tournament

April 21, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

History was made this past weekend at the Royal Armouries in Leeds as the 25th International Jousting Tournament concluded with a groundbreaking victory.

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: armour, history

Gorgeous guide to getting female armour right

January 15, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood 1 Comment

It’s surprising what a controversial subject female armour design has become in gaming circles.

Filed Under: Art, Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: armour

Protect your Dungeons & Dragons books with this chainmail satchel

June 1, 2019 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The tomes from Wizards of the Coast aren’t cheap, and they need to be protected. They need badass protection level 5. Chainmail!

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: armour, Etsy

Can you sleep in armor?

December 2, 2018 by Andrew Girdwood 1 Comment

The question “Can you sleep in armour?” tends to be asked by tabletop roleplayers. It can be a big deal and an awkward one to answer.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: armour, rpg ideas

This medieval Joker armour is terrifying

June 15, 2018 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Gotham’s Joker is scary enough but imagine what he would have been like in an even more dangerous world? Or time. Prine Armory makess and sell custom suits of armour, and they have some medieval armour suited for the Clown Prince. Perhaps it’s the white mask, but I get ronin vibes off this green and […]

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: armour, joker

This guy has sold 1,000s of chainmail bikinis

July 24, 2017 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Bill McCall of Utopia Armoury has turned his childhood hobby of working with chainmail into a job. Incredibly, when he was just 17 he built his own shop at the Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire and dived feet first into chainmail commerce. You don’t need to travel all the way to Pennsylvania to buy Bill or Utopia […]

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: armour, Etsy, larp

11 illustrations that mock skimpy female armour

June 19, 2017 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Is there a time and a place in RPGs or fantasy novels for chainmail bikinis? It’s a debate. We’re (should be) beyond objectification but if someone wants to dress their character in skimpy armour why shouldn’t they? Wherever there’s a heated debate there’s humour. The following eleven artists have all chipped in and helped contribute […]

Filed Under: Art Tagged With: armour, humour

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