Say I'm playing a champion in full plate, for example. Can he have three armor talismans? One on his full plate, a second on the padded armor beneath, and a third on his explorer's outfit beneath that?
Could he likewise have a weapon talisman on his sword, one on each gauntlet, and on his shield boss?
And can he also have a shield talisman on his shield?
All at once?
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For the Weapons and Shield, yes. For the Armor, no.
You aren't wearing Explorer's Clothing, Padded Armor, and Full Plate. You are wearing Full Plate. It just happens to be made up of those things.
You aren't getting the individual Armor benefits of each piece.
Much like a Halfling Sling Staff can't have 2 Weapon Talismans. Being made up of 2 things is not the same as being 2 things.
The Gauntlets are an exception, because though they are provided by the Armor, they provide a stand alone function.
Aratorin, is it your belief that a person in full plate could not remove a few plates and be left with functional padded armor?
Minor aside: you really shouldn't wear explorer's clothing beneath your heavy armor (which includes the padded armor) because you get all the benefits you would want from the explorer's clothing (AC benefits, armor runes, and such) from the padded armor, so you could just wear ordinary clothing and save yourself the Light bulk.
Except normal clothing is not considered armor, and armor talismans must be affixed to armor. Armorless people must resort to bracers of armor to be able to use armor talismans that don't specifically state they can be attached to clothes.
But I needs my pocketses!
Good luck arguing it with a GM, but as far as pretty much everything is concerned, you cannot.
Now, if you were to take the Talisman Dabbler archetype, on the other hand...
But I needs my pocketses!
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Aratorin, is it your belief that a person in full plate could not remove a few plates and be left with functional padded armor?
Sure you could, but then you'd just be wearing Padded Armor. You'd still only be able to use 1 Talisman.
You can't remove the Padded Armor and still be wearing Full Plate though. Full Plate is Padded Armor + Plates. It's a single Armor.
The CRB actually makes this very clear.
Padded Armor: This armor is simply a layer of heavy, quilted cloth, but it is sometimes used because it’s so inexpensive. Padded armor is easier to damage and destroy than other types of armor. Heavy armor comes with a padded armor undercoat included in its Price, though it loses the comfort trait when worn under heavy armor. You can wear just that padded armor undercoat to sleep in, if your heavy armor is destroyed, or when otherwise not wearing the full heavy armor. This allows you to keep the armor invested and benefit from the power of any runes on the associated heavy armor, but no one else can wear your heavy armor without the padded undercoat.