[@Mokley] Gotcha. Things just keep getting interesting. So no good quality stuff then. I'd say my dear pikeman's disadvantaged then, since he'd be more of a town guard than anything. At the most, he'd just be a trusted home grown warrior, so the maximum he's going to get is a skull cap and leather/chainmail combination vest. Weapons wise, a pike would make sense I suppose as wood wouldn't be hard to get, and the spear point for the pike doesn't need alot of metal. A short sword's requirements is similarly economical, as a long sword would have taken up way too much resources.

I'm really hoping this RP won't die on me, because you've got something here.