> > I think, in this case, she's better off going in nigh-naked than she would be heavily armoured; it's a *dragon.* No amount of wearing armour is going to keep her from dying for one little second if the dragon gets her. *Not* wearing armour makes her more mobile, and gives her a better chance of dodging the dragon's attacks long enough to get her shot in.
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> > Which is, of course, a bit of an extension of why armour went out to begin with - firearms (even crappy ones) totally outmoded it. Since no amount of armour would save you against a gun, people eventually gave up armour altogether in favour of speed and dodging.
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> If you can dogde bullets - or dragonbreath - Then that's quite a talent you have. For me, I'd far rather have a bullet-proof vest or a decent breastplate.
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> Unless of course, when you say "speed and dodging" you actually mean "running away" or "not being anywhere near a dragon in the first place". That would be a smart way to do it.

Or, of course, unless when I say "speed and dodging" I'm talking about such ephemeral concepts as "getting cover" and "getting out of the line of fire."