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I still prefer BioWare's take on Mage non-Robe armor. Xelestial (talk) 14:16, August 15, 2011 (UTC). I think Anders in Awakening had a pretty good reason why mages wear robes. From a gameplay reason, most mages don't have the strength to wear heavier armor, and Fatigue becomes a problem. But still, there's always leather armor like the Mages Collective wears.
@PerishableDave: unfortuantely the arch mage robe counts as both armor and a helmet. So it would have to provide enough bonuses for both, which it doesn't for me (if you use all the schools of magic in roughly amounts, then it might be worth a lot more, of course).