by sigmazero13
Dragon Scale Mail is pretty specific - it only applies to duels. It won't protect you against a Raiding party.As with any game with abstractions, there can be several ways to spin it to explain the mechanics with a thematic description. Here are a few:
- The raiding party comes at night or a time when the hero is unprepared, and wasn't able to get his armor on in time.
- While the armor is strong, there is a whole slew of enemies, and even with it an enemy is able to land a successful blow.
- The Dragon Scale Mail doesn't always work even in a duel. When it does, it's very strong, but there's no guarantee. Perhaps the dragon the scales came from imbued some of himself into the armor, leaving it fickle.
(Remember, there is a whole season and so lots can happen in that time).
Going exploring with a hero down to his last health can be dangerous, not just because of the threat of raiding parties, but because they leave themselves vulnerable to duels. Even with the Dragon Scale Mail, you risk getting attacked and killed.