So I've been analyzing possible armor combinations lately. I really like it when there are differences in coverage topology. It adds some intricacy to the system and allows for interesting combinations. Plate armor definitely offers the most flexibility / unique choices. In this light, I have a few pattern suggestions to add some coverage options to the other armor types.

Suggestions for new patterns:

(coverage)	(pattern)	(armor types)	(notes)	(example pictures)
abdomen and legs	battle skirt	leather or brigandine	Comes down the whole leg not just the thigh like a tasset.	http://imgur.com/63S9ghp
abdomen and legs	surcoats	bone or lamellar	Heavier version of battle skirt.	http://imgur.com/ruYh3Y0 http://imgur.com/bG5VYU8
chest and abdomen	surcoat (alternative)	bone or lamellar	Put head through a hole and it falls down your chest like a long bib.	http://imgur.com/PbmAe6B
arms and back	capelet (maybe pelisse)	cloth or leather	Opens over chest, so it is not quite the same as a mantle. Also collarless. Comes down to just past the elbows.	http://imgur.com/Sn9W57R
back	backplate	leather or brigandine	Alternatives to backing plate chest pieces.
head and eyes	spectacle helmet	leather or bone	Would also fit for light plate, but we already have bascinets.	leather: http://imgur.com/9HLYp7J kind of looks like bone: http://imgur.com/t8RWo8q
eyes and neck	veil	cloth, leather, ring, or chain	Hangs from helm or cap in front of face (with a slit or eye holes for opaque material).	http://imgur.com/4Ynun80 http://imgur.com/tfsDQMo http://imgur.com/IrKTSj9
head neck and arms	skirted helmet	lamellar	Could also leave neck open in front to allow for aventail or veil.	http://imgur.com/j0vOybE or open like http://i.imgur.com/UgQGEzh.jpg

I also wanted to suggest adding a few stone patterns only for lamellar armor. These would not use all metal lamellar patterns due to heavyness, only ones that are drapey or in one solid piece.
(head neck) hood, (arms) pauldrons, (abdomen) tasset, (chest back) vest, (torso) tabard, (torso legs) robe. Example: http://imgur.com/ILsVzIs

I know these suggestions are a lot less uniform than the existing patterns, but that is what I like about them.

>>the backplate and the fauld are wonky in that the backplate will not let you wear a backpack with one (but carryalls work) and the fauld (tummy protector) eats up a belt spot.

Might wanna try that again, I have no issues wearing a backplate and a backpack, and wear a fauld fine with 4 things attached to my belt.

Samsaren

blah blah - backpack can be worn on the back.

a vardite pavise shield emblazoned with animite inlay
a damite mail balaclava
a heavy damite backplate
a damite heavy breastplate
some damite lamellar vambraces
some damite lamellar gloves
a damite heavy plate fauld
some insulated grey titanese pants

Samsaren

I can't speak to the backpack issue, but I can confirm that a fauld eats up a waist slot - which is very unintuitive, since a jerkin (which includes abdomen as part of its slots) does not. This is very frustrating for newer players.

You put a damite plate fauld around your waist.
>inv slot
Items worn on the body: 5/30
Items worn on the back: 0/1
Items worn around the waist: 1/2

fauld still eats into belt slots it seems

-Munch-

I'm not sure what the distinction is - did you mean the waist slot is different than the "attached to belt" slot? What I can say with confidence is that wearing a fauld conflicts with wearing a bundle on your waist.

I guess being messy and complicated is what I like about it. To me, it makes the choices more interesting when there is some dependency between them. (Btw, my current training setup is mantle, sleeves, bascinet, tasset, and greaves.) Adding more stuff like this wouldn't take away options for people who want to do singular pieces.