An armor that deflects any physical forces against it
Suppose you are given an armor that has this curious property: as soon as a force is applied into it, the force vector is changed by 180°. If you throw a rock against it, the corresponding energy would not be absorbed by the armor, but reflected with the same amount of energy it currently has.
1) What would be the effect of someone thrusting you with a sword?
2) What would happen if an arrow is shot at you?
3) How would you be defeated when wearing this armor?
One could argue that the armor would be unusable (how could one move it and wear it in the first place?). If that is the case, assume there is a force threshold that activates the effect.
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Like we learned in Dune, the slow blade penetrates the shield.
Anything moving faster or with more force than the threshold is going to rebound.
Arrows would be shot backward at speed, swords swung with any force would be either thrown from their wielders hand, break the wielders arm, or snap back around to possibly injure the swordsman.
So whats the weakness? The slow blade, moved up to the armor with deliberate care, and pushed through a chink.
Sword fights between two armored fighters would probably be very interesting, with blades moved very quickly into position and then slowed to below the threshold before striking.
Nets would also be very effective, like a Retiarius might use.
Actually, that would be a really effective setup; Throw the net, place the trident through to a joint and press firmly.
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