Plate armor description generator

This armor description generator will generate a fairly random description of set of metal plate armor.
Some aspects of the descriptions will remain the same, this is done to keep the general structure the same, while still randomizing the important details.

The description is kept a little vague on purpose. For example, I never mention colors or which metals are used, I do mention 'gilded' a few times, but that's about as close to very specific details I go.
This is mainly done so you can fill in your own details and by doing so create an armor set which is unique from those who may have a very similar or even the same generated result. You won't have the same imagination after all.

Like in both real life and especially in works of fiction, the helmet and the shoulder plates have the most varied and extravagant decoration pieces. I did keep it somewhat realistic, so no fires or flowing magic essences, but it's not that hard to add those in yourself anyway.
The vambraces and greaves are second in line of how decorational you can get, followed by the breastplate and lastly the upper leg protection and rerebraces.

Breastplates tend to be decorated with intricate patterns, perhaps based on a sigil. But I didn't go crazy with adding those to the description, they're all fairly similar so there's no real point.

A final note, I used the same words for each piece of the armor, like vambraces, rerebraces (upper arm), shoulderplates and breastplate. However, there are many different variations of these pieces with many different names and styles, but I didn't feel the need to over-complicate the generator with all those terms so I left them out.
I also stuck to a more symmetric description. You can of course have only one shoulderplate, cover only one arm or one leg in armor and so on.

To start, simply click on the button to generate a random description. Don't like the description? Simply click again to get a new one.

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