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<blockquote data-quote="Maxperson" data-source="post: 9476673" data-attributes="member: 23751"><p>A few things.</p><p></p><p>First, there is no bounded accuracy on the player side of things. The designers built the game such the game makes no assumptions at all about what the PC numbers are. </p><p></p><p>Second, I haven't done the math to figure out how high that AC is, but if you want to know if it is too much, you need to look at the typical attack bonus of monsters in your level(CR) range. That will give you an idea of whether or not it's too much.</p><p></p><p>Third, what amounts to being too much will vary considerably from table to table. Some groups view balance as the holy grail and place it upon an altar, because they enjoy the game more when everything is balanced with one another. Other groups take that holy grail and toss it into the trash heap, not caring if things are unbalanced, because they view those things as really fun. Yet more groups are in-between. You'll need to figure out(if you don't know already) where your group lies on that spectrum.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Maxperson, post: 9476673, member: 23751"] A few things. First, there is no bounded accuracy on the player side of things. The designers built the game such the game makes no assumptions at all about what the PC numbers are. Second, I haven't done the math to figure out how high that AC is, but if you want to know if it is too much, you need to look at the typical attack bonus of monsters in your level(CR) range. That will give you an idea of whether or not it's too much. Third, what amounts to being too much will vary considerably from table to table. Some groups view balance as the holy grail and place it upon an altar, because they enjoy the game more when everything is balanced with one another. Other groups take that holy grail and toss it into the trash heap, not caring if things are unbalanced, because they view those things as really fun. Yet more groups are in-between. You'll need to figure out(if you don't know already) where your group lies on that spectrum. [/QUOTE]
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