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** Lampshaded in ''[[Horus Heresy|Prospero Burns]]''. The main character gets many headshots since the [[Space Wolves]] are rather.....dim on helmet policies. Hell, instead of wearing good old fashioned ceramite helmets, they wore leather masks that are shaped like a wolf head. |
** Lampshaded in ''[[Horus Heresy|Prospero Burns]]''. The main character gets many headshots since the [[Space Wolves]] are rather.....dim on helmet policies. Hell, instead of wearing good old fashioned ceramite helmets, they wore leather masks that are shaped like a wolf head. |
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* Exalts in ''[[Exalted]]'' rarely wear helmets along with their glowing [[Magitek]] [[Powered Armor]]. Storytellers are explicitly discouraged from allowing called shots to the head (or any other unarmored location), as making the PCs do practical things like put on helmets and not wear [[Chainmail Bikini]]s is antithetical to the intended atmosphere of the game. |
* Exalts in ''[[Exalted]]'' rarely wear helmets along with their glowing [[Magitek]] [[Powered Armor]]. Storytellers are explicitly discouraged from allowing called shots to the head (or any other unarmored location), as making the PCs do practical things like put on helmets and not wear [[Chainmail Bikini]]s is antithetical to the intended atmosphere of the game. |
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* In [[Dungeons & Dragons]], helmets are purely for flavor. Whether or not you wear one makes no difference to Armor Class. |
* In [[Dungeons & Dragons]], mundane helmets are purely for flavor. Whether or not you wear one makes no difference to Armor Class. This is so armored characters aren't penalized for wearing a magic hat. |
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== Toys == |
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