Oh oh I know! We're going to play Dwarf Fortress in Minecraft! I am the Mayor and I mandate the production of 3 golden socks before the end of the week! Failing to fulfill this mandate results in the responsible dwarf undergoing corporal punishment by the Fortress Hammer Dwarf, Saurok. Justice shall not be swift, it shall be very, very slow!
Also when constructing my legendary engraved bedroom, please do not place it above a magma pool with a floor made of hatches connected to a lever. Thank you. Now if you'll excuse me, right now I need to act important and do nothing useful elsewhere.
Could we have it that outlaws can only wear leather armour while agents wear steel armour? To show who's who. Also of course farmers and peasants wont wear anything. I cant wait till notch adds a combat system.
The problem with armor is that it breaks rather easily. Even just falling damage can break armor pretty quickly. A different option would be to use certain skins.