Weapon Damage vs Layered Armour and the terrifying Great Mace

[Pete NR]

Does the bonus damage for certain weapons apply if you're wearing both padded and mail armour ? So maces gets a damage bonus vs Mail, but does it apply if you have padding under your mail ?

 

And Great Maces ? Basic damage is +2d6, but it gets +3d6 vs mail - is that cumulative ? The way it's written i'm almost sure it is, making the Great Mace really terrifying.

[Morien]

2 hours ago, Pete NR said:

And Great Maces ? Basic damage is +2d6, but it gets +3d6 vs mail - is that cumulative ? The way it's written i'm almost sure it is, making the Great Mace really terrifying.

No, it is not. It is +2d6 for two-handed and +1d6 vs. mail, for a total of +3d6 vs. mail over the normal damage.

2 hours ago, Pete NR said:

Does the bonus damage for certain weapons apply if you're wearing both padded and mail armour ? So maces gets a damage bonus vs Mail, but does it apply if you have padding under your mail ?

It does apply. All the mails assume a padding (aketon) underneath. It would make Maces' damage bonus never come into play if padding would be enough to remove it. And before you ask, yes, this does mean that in edge cases (haubergeon by itself or with an open helmet) the mace bonus can compromise the aketon, too. If that bothers you, just rule that you always get at least the padding armor bonus (or padding+helmet, if you are feeling especially generous).