Armor supplemental resistances

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Armor supplemental resistances

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Armor pieces made of certain types of material, or out of animal products from certain types of beasts, can now grant supplemental resistances. For instance, an iron helmet would provide supplemental nether resistance by virtue of being made of iron. Supplemental resistance is a multiplier that's applied -after- any initial armor/natural damage reduction. So if a helmet reduced nether damage by 75%, and the helmet was steel which had a supplemental nether resistance of 25% as well, that would NOT combine to reduce nether damage to 0%. It would initially reduce the damage by 75%, and then reduce the RESULT of that by 25%. If someone has a better way of explaining it, please feel free to post it in this thread.

Supplemental resistances are not immediately obvious, but will be automatically learned by a character when they take a hit and observe their armor reducing that damage type more than normal. For example, when I'm fresh off the farm and examine my iron helmet, it's going to give me the standard resistance ratings, but no supplemental resistances. But if I get hit in the head with a nether attack while wearing that helmet ...
An inky black phantom hurls a small inky-black glob at you!
A small inky-black glob surges toward you! Ranged(d600):192 vs Dodge(d103(1x)):9 = 183 (30%)
8 nether damage (37%) (head, helmet)

** You have learned that being made of iron, your helmet grants 50% supplemental nether resistance! **
Note that last line about learning my helmet grants 50% supplemental nether resistance due to being made of iron. Now knowing that iron provides that resistance, any time I EXAMINE a piece of armor made of iron, I'll see that noted:
exam helm

You carefully examine an iron helmet ,..
You see nothing particularly unusual about the iron helmet.
It is a medium-sized item, mainly made of iron.
It can be worn in the helmet inventory slot.
It is a protective garment of the leather type, classified as light armor, and would afford the following levels of protection: ((ignore that it's made of iron but classified as light leather - yay for testing items))
Bludgeon: 50%
Crush: 30%
Hack: 40%
Pierce: 30%
Puncture: 30%
Rake: 40%
Slash: 50%
You have observed that being made of iron, it grants the following supplemental resistance:
Nether: 50%
Note that last bit saying I've observed that being made of iron, it grants 50% nether resistance.

There are only a few supplemental resistance materials out there right now, but I think this will be a pretty fun and interesting way for players to discover them, and I'm really itching to add some more of them. Of course, player characters are free to share their knowledge ICly with one another. No reason to be all secretive about it.
<Rias> PUT ON PANTS
<Fellborn> NO
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