[quote=chukklehed]
Is my temple of trials acceptable my liege? Also the leather would melt under the voltage of a lightning bolt, making very little difference to the conductivity of the armor as a whole. (Moral: Don't walk around in a thunder storm in full plate armor holding a sword above your head just because the hilt is wrapped in leather.)
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Well this isn't full velocity lightning, right? Or everyone would die anyways.