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<blockquote data-quote="Cyclone_Joker" data-source="post: 6233799" data-attributes="member: 6750006"><p>He could simply add the +Wisdom effect to the Amulet. There are rules for that, after all.</p><p>Not really. One of the things to remember about WBL is that being good at anything is expensive. It's always more efficient to either pump something as high as it matters or dump it entirely. AC is even more expensive than most other bonuses. So "non-combat standard" is "A high dex score and maybe some buffs that have AC as a side effect."</p><p></p><p>Remember, most monsters are just a huge pile of numbers, so unless you're doing better than, on average, level+25 or so, it's generally not worth it. At level 20, If you want AC to matter at all, I suggest absolutely no lower than forty-five, and really you should be aiming for the high seventies if you actually care. Because look at the stats of the high-level monsters. A balor, for example, has a +33 to hit with its primary attack. This means that it cannot miss except on a 1. The fact of the matter is that, against a balor, AC 33 and AC -50 are functionally identical. And the Balor isn't even that threatening for its CR. Look at other monsters, you'll see similar trends.</p><p>Yes, I get that, and that sounds like tat made for some great RPing. But what does that have to do with multiclassing druid?</p><p>Dude, bards are awesome. A bard being the most powerful only tells me you don't have anything stronger than a favored soul on board.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cyclone_Joker, post: 6233799, member: 6750006"] He could simply add the +Wisdom effect to the Amulet. There are rules for that, after all. Not really. One of the things to remember about WBL is that being good at anything is expensive. It's always more efficient to either pump something as high as it matters or dump it entirely. AC is even more expensive than most other bonuses. So "non-combat standard" is "A high dex score and maybe some buffs that have AC as a side effect." Remember, most monsters are just a huge pile of numbers, so unless you're doing better than, on average, level+25 or so, it's generally not worth it. At level 20, If you want AC to matter at all, I suggest absolutely no lower than forty-five, and really you should be aiming for the high seventies if you actually care. Because look at the stats of the high-level monsters. A balor, for example, has a +33 to hit with its primary attack. This means that it cannot miss except on a 1. The fact of the matter is that, against a balor, AC 33 and AC -50 are functionally identical. And the Balor isn't even that threatening for its CR. Look at other monsters, you'll see similar trends. Yes, I get that, and that sounds like tat made for some great RPing. But what does that have to do with multiclassing druid? Dude, bards are awesome. A bard being the most powerful only tells me you don't have anything stronger than a favored soul on board. [/QUOTE]
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