A helmet, or helm, was a piece of armor used for defending the head and face of the wearer. They were used all around Toril and could also be used as martial weapons.
Description[]
Helmets came in all shapes and sizes, and could be magically enchanted. There were several distinct types of helmets and they were an essential part of most heavy armor.[1] Many could be separated into two categories, closed-faced and open-faced, which referred to how much visibility they offered the wearer in place of protection.[2]
As a Weapon[]
As well as the standard usage of a helmet, to protect the head, they were often used for attacking, mainly by dwarves. Bruenor Battlehammer wore a one-horned helmet[3], and Ivan Bouldershoulder used a helmet with stag horns attached.[4] Both of them used it to headbutt their foes to push them away, or for raw damage.
- Horned helmet: A standard helmet with bull's horns attached. It dealt high damage when charging a foe with it.[1]
- Spiked helmet: A helmet with a single large spike protruding out of the front. It also dealt high damage when charging a foe. It was less costly than a horned helmet.[1]
Types of Helmets[]
- Barbute, a type of visorless handsome and functionally effective helmets from the Blade Kingdoms. Usually made of white steel and sometimes covered with decorative wine-colored dark cloth. Most commonly worn by hippogriff riders[5] and city guards of Sumbria.[6]
- Great helm, a type of helmet that covered the entirety of its wearer's head.[7]
- Skullcap, a type of helmet that was worn much like a beret or bonnet and only protected the top of the wearer's head.[7]
Notable Helmets[]
- Helm of Spiders
- Helm of Disguise
- Helm of reflection
- Night Helm
- Pegasus helm of Kloeth Ironstar
- Thieving helmet
Appendix[]
Appearances[]
- Novels
- The Fanged Crown
- Video Games
- Icewind Dale series • Baldur's Gate series
Gallery[]
External Links[]
Helmet article at Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Reynolds, Forbeck, Jacobs, Boyd (March 2003). Races of Faerûn. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 155–156. ISBN 0-7869-2875-1.
- ↑ Richard Baker, Skip Williams (1995). Player's Option: Combat & Tactics. (TSR, Inc), pp. 147, 149. ISBN 0-7869-0096-2.
- ↑ R.A. Salvatore (July 2005). Streams of Silver. (Wizards of the Coast). ISBN 0-7869-1606-0.
- ↑ R.A. Salvatore (October 1991). Canticle. (TSR, Inc.). ISBN 1-5607-6119-9.
- ↑ Pauli Kidd (November 1996). The Council of Blades. (TSR, Inc.), chap. 6, p. 95. ISBN 978-0786905317.
- ↑ Pauli Kidd (November 1996). The Council of Blades. (TSR, Inc.), chap. 1, p. 2. ISBN 978-0786905317.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Grant Boucher, Troy Christensen, Jon Pickens, John Terra and Scott Davis (1991). Arms and Equipment Guide. (TSR, Inc.), p. 38. ISBN 1-56076-109-1.