Stinks how the equipment ingame at the moment is rather scarce.
Where are the 1h metal axes, polearms, clubs, chainmail leggins, gloves, etc etc
I think it would be easier if it was created a big batch of items first then you would take it to adding item properties, bonus and balancing.
All following the criteria of realism of course.
Its like everytime you make a single item every other must be taken into consideration in balancing purposes, just make a batch of them first I say!