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Old 04-06-2011, 02:46 PM   #8
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Originally Posted by alatar View Post
What I mean is that there is no biological or cultural reason that orcs need to wear clothing. We wear it for protection from the environment. Certain aboriginal tribes wear next to nothing; their children may have not so much as a stitch.

And orcs enjoy flouting convention, and what better way to differentiate themselves from 'those elves' (who create) than to not wear clothing?
The environmental reason would stand then, I think. Angband was in a pretty cold location, and I doubt armour alone would have been much protection against that. Also, I was semi-serious about the chafing. Even the thin body-armour worn by today's police and military can cause problems if one fails to wear a t-shirt under it.
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