Well... leather armor IS supposed to be like a formed cuirass of oil-boiled leather, probably a few layers thick with pasted linen between the layers. Basically plywood  ;D It's the players who decided that leather pants and a suede halter make "armor." Chainmail bikini rule!<br/><br/>(don't get me started on the short sword vs. rapier thing... or the difference between a shortbow and a longbow... Longbows aren't meant for personal combat, dagnabbit)<br/><br/>As for removing armor, well, it's s'posta be buckled on there pretty well. Maybe build something out of the rules for damaging objects?