Barrow will be presented with a breastplate that seems like it will fit him pretty well, as luck would have it. It's of a shiny silver material, with a slightly blue hue under certain light. The underside shows runic inscriptions of some kind.
When the breastplate is struck, all kinetic force directed into the metal is repelled back at the attacker rather than absorbed, so in theory, a direct war hammer strike against the plate won't stagger Barrow, but may knock the attacker off his feet instead. A similar effect occurs with magic, if less precisely, where the magic will be repelled in whatever way makes sense according to physics or simply disperse.
The enchantment has its limits, and will need to be re-charged after a while.
I rolled a 2 on your oops potential. The breastplate will seem to be doing its job pretty well, but at one point, after a strike, it will begin to overheat uncomfortably, to the point that the metal will be dangerous to touch, and it may take Barrow a few frantic moments to take it off. After several minutes, it will cool back down, but this affect will repeat if it's tested again.
As a reminder, Barrow won't be able to keep this item beyond around late October to mid November, as it will require AC points to purchase (but that will be an option if you're keen!). At that stage, Tony will come check in around how field testing is going, if Barrow doesn't approach first.
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When the breastplate is struck, all kinetic force directed into the metal is repelled back at the attacker rather than absorbed, so in theory, a direct war hammer strike against the plate won't stagger Barrow, but may knock the attacker off his feet instead. A similar effect occurs with magic, if less precisely, where the magic will be repelled in whatever way makes sense according to physics or simply disperse.
The enchantment has its limits, and will need to be re-charged after a while.
I rolled a 2 on your oops potential. The breastplate will seem to be doing its job pretty well, but at one point, after a strike, it will begin to overheat uncomfortably, to the point that the metal will be dangerous to touch, and it may take Barrow a few frantic moments to take it off. After several minutes, it will cool back down, but this affect will repeat if it's tested again.
As a reminder, Barrow won't be able to keep this item beyond around late October to mid November, as it will require AC points to purchase (but that will be an option if you're keen!). At that stage, Tony will come check in around how field testing is going, if Barrow doesn't approach first.