Our narrator has probably gotten more critical hits against us than we have. He had to pull out a bit of plot armour one night when I checked the rules for massive damage and realized my character was dead, not knocked out. Helpful NPCs are meant to be utilized, right?
A5e adepts include the option to wear light armor to focus on strength instead of dex, which I imagine means they're taking a lot more hits instead of dodging. I'm just about to try out a half-giant adept with the wrestler archetype from the witch book, and I guess I'll see if I need to make a...