Cyclone_Joker
First Post
Actually, it explicitly gives an "armor bonus." And is under the "Armor" heading. It's armor that in now way has anything to do with TWF, bows, or really even shields except for a badly-laid-out table.Dastana aren't "armor", but count as Shields instead. Similar to a Buckler, they allow 2 weapon fighting, which I would construe as working with a bow as well.
Chain shirt is better because you can stack it with both Dastana and Chahar Aina. Full plate, the second best, has a maximum armor bonus of 13. A set of chain and accessories has a maximum of 21.If we go with actual armor, he could go as heavy as Full Plate if it was Mithral or Glass Steel. (Both drop armor weight by one category). It restricts movement and DEX though. Maybe Mithral or Glass Steel Chain Mail?
A monk's belt is terribad unless you're a druid. Wisdom bonus is always going to be less than enchanted armor if you make even the slightest effort to try.Over all, I'm thinking Monk's Belt, Periapt of Wisdom, Gloves of Dexterity, a Ring and either Dastana or an Animated Shield.
Flat-footed is easy to inflict.The Periapt vs the Natural Armor amulet is a question. With the Monk's Belt they give the same bang for the buck, but the Periapt also adds to Touch AC, as well as enhancing his spell capacity. It also leaves him open to casting Barkskin on himself.
...No, they don't. There's nothing that says they do at all.Dastana get a better bang for the buck than the Shield, but they conflict with actual Bracers.
+6 dex mod(Inc. +2 gloves) +21(Armor)= AC 38. Add on +2 deflection and a +1 animated heavy shield and you're going to hit 43. Given your class choice, I think that's nearing the upper limit without Artificer involvement. I can probably add about three or so to that, but I can't go diving through my books at the moment.Seems like we should be able to do better than that. Even with Barkskin at maximum level, he's still only at 33.
C'mon you guys, somebody make me look like a piker here.