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<blockquote data-quote="Xavim" data-source="post: 1157530" data-attributes="member: 14089">You've actually proved my point in that you're training specifically in fighting without armour.&nbsp; If you were wearing a suit of full plate you wouldn't be nearly as concerned with getting grazed, or lightly slashed since it takes a LOT of force to get through plate armour (that's why the greatsword exists after all).&nbsp; Now if you have spent your whole life training with a shield you'd be used to having something to block with and without it you'd have to alter your style.&nbsp; Sure you would be better at defending yourself than someone without any martial experience at all, but you wouldn't be as good as someone who trains specifically in an armour reduced scenario.&nbsp; As for fully using your offensive techniques, you know as well as I do that whenever you attack you leave yourself open for a counter.&nbsp; Thus, most people that are worried about getting skwerered (sp?) with one false move tends to play more defensively.&nbsp; Letting their opponent make the first move and reacting to his vulnerablitiy.&nbsp; I've been studying martial arts for approx. 11-12 years so I'm in the same boat as you are. (just so you don't think I'm some guy that's speaking out of his @$$ <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)"&nbsp; data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />&nbsp; )And as a swordsman gets more experienced he learns better defensive manuevers to aid him in combat, and this knowledge and ability is already reflected in the feats a warrior can take.&nbsp; Such as Expertise, Defensive strike(OA), Karmic Strike, and Grappling Block, Improved Disarm and many many more.&nbsp; The point is, if you don't devote the time (i.e. spend the feats) you won't know the manuvers.&nbsp; Sure you'll be a little better off with more fighting experience, but that is reflected in a characters HP.&nbsp; Given the amount of defensive feats available to a character, I don't see the need for any level based AC.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Xavim, post: 1157530, member: 14089"] You've actually proved my point in that you're training specifically in fighting without armour. If you were wearing a suit of full plate you wouldn't be nearly as concerned with getting grazed, or lightly slashed since it takes a LOT of force to get through plate armour (that's why the greatsword exists after all). Now if you have spent your whole life training with a shield you'd be used to having something to block with and without it you'd have to alter your style. Sure you would be better at defending yourself than someone without any martial experience at all, but you wouldn't be as good as someone who trains specifically in an armour reduced scenario. As for fully using your offensive techniques, you know as well as I do that whenever you attack you leave yourself open for a counter. Thus, most people that are worried about getting skwerered (sp?) with one false move tends to play more defensively. Letting their opponent make the first move and reacting to his vulnerablitiy. I've been studying martial arts for approx. 11-12 years so I'm in the same boat as you are. (just so you don't think I'm some guy that's speaking out of his @$$ ;) ) And as a swordsman gets more experienced he learns better defensive manuevers to aid him in combat, and this knowledge and ability is already reflected in the feats a warrior can take. Such as Expertise, Defensive strike(OA), Karmic Strike, and Grappling Block, Improved Disarm and many many more. The point is, if you don't devote the time (i.e. spend the feats) you won't know the manuvers. Sure you'll be a little better off with more fighting experience, but that is reflected in a characters HP. Given the amount of defensive feats available to a character, I don't see the need for any level based AC. [/QUOTE]

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