Quote Originally Posted by Malacode View Post
I'd say they were afraid to don their armour, if it were fullplate or similar. It's an enclosed space, after all and I don't think putting on your armour would trigger a 'fear' effect. There's a mechanical disadvantage right there.
Armor is no more an "enclosed space" than clothing is. Getting edgy over the way a great helm or barbute limits their vision I could see, but there's no reason they couldn't just wear a visorless bascinet.