Why no realism, unless you specifically say why no armor, then why.
State why wizard can’t wear metal. Why no chainmail. Why boob plates, that’ll add more work for poor blacksmiths. Their is leather and fabric & metal based metal armor.
So much, so much potential for armor, and weapons, and you guys waste it. Why only big sword, dagger, bow, smaller sword. Leather armor, Big metal armor, robes.
I want cool descriptions of armors, and weapons.
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But seriously theres a lot of story potentia in why said character where’s that, instead of that, is It because that set of armor has
advantages to being able to use a bow, or one made to be good against slash, and stab, but bad against crushing damage
Generally speaking, authors tend to avoid long walls of text when describing their character to avoid any "Mary Sue/Gary Stu" labels that are usually associated with said walls of text.
Why a wizard can't wear metal armor? Who said they can't? There is the archetypical "Magic Knight" or "Battlemages" that are as much a warrior as a wizard. "Paladins" or "Warrior Priests" are also magic users that wear heavy armor, only that their magic is usually of the healing/restorative kind. What we tend to associate with the typical wizard with long robes is mostly done in RPGs tabletops and videogames for balancing issues, and most fantasy derived of them just went with it.
The thing with armor that many people forget is that is both heavy and expensive. Only nobles and mercenaries could afford good armor, raw materials were scarce, and blacksmiths, unlike in fantasy, could not afford to make generic suits of armor to sell in their shops. That would not happen until the renaissance. In the middle ages, if you wanted a suit of armor, it had to be tailor-made and paid in advance.
Books were also incredibly expensive before the invention of the print press, so let's just say that many mages couldn't afford armor as they had to spend their money on books and their studies. If magic is a complex science then it would make sense for wizards to spend more time studying rather than "adventuring". Also, it would make more sense for nobles or Kings to pay for the wizard's tuition the same way they did with archers in real life.
Another armor that is often overlooked in fantasy is the shield. Shields were the main form of protection used by the common foot soldiers, which along with gambesons (padded cloth armor) and later mail when it became affordable enough, was considered enough protection. Historically, very few civilizations invested heavily in infantry equipment, even swords were insanely expensive and considered luxury items, so it was up to each soldier to procure his own equipment, axes became a common sight on the battlefield because they served also as a tool to chop wood during peacetime, only much later, when Kings invested in mass production the sword became the standard weapon for the average soldier. One notable exception was the Roman Empire which invested heavily in heavy infantry could afford standard-issue heavy metal armor and swords for each soldier, with effective logistics.
As for boob armor? As a decorative "parade armor" perhaps, the same way "muscular heroic armor" was, but it's just impractical for combat. The muscular armor looks cool but there was a reason why it was only used in parades, it only weakened the breastplate which is the part of the armor most likely to be stricken. The main purpose of the breastplate is to deflect strikes, that's the reason is made smooth and curved, and it makes more sense to just make a bulge in the chest area large enough for the pair to fit in comfortably rather than two bulges for each boob.
Wow, this turned out quite lengthy, hope this helps.
