Tzarevitch
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Victim said:Well, the barbarian will have better DR than that from Adamatine anyway, so using Mithril is pretty much a no brainer for them. And they could use an Animated Shield to make up for using a 2 handed weapon. So it's more like:
Good Barbarian AC: 10 + 12 armor (Mithril Plate +4), +3 Dex, -2 rage, +5 shield (+3 Animated Lg Shield), +5 deflection (Ring +5) = 33
Good fighter AC: 10 + 13 armor (Full Plate +5), +9 shield (Tower Shield +5), +1 Dex, Ring +5 = 38
Considering that the fighter is losing 2 points of attack because of his Tower Shield, the 5 point gap doesn't seem too bad. Of course, that assumes that the barbarian gets his Dex for free - the gap widens a couple points if that's constrained.
Yes. That is correct. I was assuming the ability to fit the maximum dex possible under the armor cap and I was avoiding the mention of the animated shield because of a general distaste for it. Also, if the fighter uses the super-heavy armors in Races of Stone, the gap widens again. But in any case, the example was to demonstrate that barbarians are not overpowered.
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