Originally posted by PakaNoHida:

Use the run buff.

Sans that, I'm really not sold on a need in purgatory for another set of armor.

the run buff doesnt increase your speed from 80-85% back to 100%. my point was that its just annoying having to unequip and re equip ♥♥♥♥ all the time. my run skill is about 80 i dont really need eikthyr as i dont have stam problems just the speed is annoying

Originally posted by Interloper-69:

lvl 4 troll armor + any high lvl armor helmet you have. ( I used drake helmet ) There is your lighter armor build.
I managed to survive the plains with those. Of course it means you can't tank a mob of goblins but with bow and some sneak if should be pretty easy.

that's the exact build that i'm using(all max tier), but even with serpent stew+serpent meat+sausages it's still dangerous af, when i run into a two star wolf in the mountains it is hitting over 80 dmg per hit. and with how bad people have been complaining about tar slimes i'm about 80% sure i'm gonna have to ditch it and go full armour like every single other playthrough. I'm still gonna try it obviously but it just seems a bit poo how the best leather items in the game are obtainable from day 1. i was looking forward to wolf or lox leather etc but nothing