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Message: <blockquote data-quote="eamon" data-source="post: 4800553" data-attributes="member: 51942">Sorry for the thread necro - but this thread seems to be what I'm looking for.  I too am unhappy with the expertise +epic defense feats and in particular with the poor scaling of the defenses, and am looking for an alternative.However, I'm not happy with the suggestion that a 3rd stat be bumped - this affects inter-class balance heavily.Imagine for instance a two-bladed ranger Str/Dex/Wis, who all of the sudden can avoid chain/scale feats, and can take the best of the storm-warden and pitfighter builds.Or worse, a barbarian - these guys can't afford a decent Dex mod usually, and get a compensating class feature (though they'll still be low on AC, generally) - now, all of the sudden, they'll be ahead of the curve by 3 points of Reflex and AC, and can still have the rest of their cake too.Any class that wants 3 ability scores and was balanced in the old system, will now gain quite an advantage in the form of +6 to an ability score over the course of the game.  Previously expensive feat prereqs will be cheaper.  Hybrid and/or multiclass characters may grow overstrong.Basically, this change will affect a lot of the game.  What if a strength-paladin get's a "fixer" feat for his divine challenge in the upcoming divine power - this fix might let him get both the benefits of a good cha score and of "the fix".  It's hard to say exactly how much the game will be impacted; but are you willing to risk it?</blockquote>

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