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<blockquote data-quote="Matthias" data-source="post: 6004960" data-attributes="member: 3625">I once toyed around with armor DR when I used pre-PF D&amp;D. 3.5. I could not sell my players on the rules so we stuck with standard, but the house ruleset went like this: Armor Class was not replaced by d20 modern Defense scores, but characters gained _both_ DR and armor bonus from worn armor. DR was based on the sturdiness of the armor, and the armor bonus scaled directly with how much body surface the armor covered.If an attack missed Touch AC, it was a complete miss.If an attack hits Touch AC but misses total AC, the armor's DR kicks in.If am attack hits total AC, the target takes the full damage from the hit (no DR applies)Armor bonus from coverage was like this: +1 for just greaves and a helmet; +4 for limb and helmet armor or a shirt;+7 for coverage of vitals and limb extremities; +9 to +11 or more for field plate or full plate; and potentially infinite (DR always applies) in cases where a set of armor could completely encase the wearer, if possible.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Matthias, post: 6004960, member: 3625"] I once toyed around with armor DR when I used pre-PF D&D. 3.5. I could not sell my players on the rules so we stuck with standard, but the house ruleset went like this: Armor Class was not replaced by d20 modern Defense scores, but characters gained _both_ DR and armor bonus from worn armor. DR was based on the sturdiness of the armor, and the armor bonus scaled directly with how much body surface the armor covered. If an attack missed Touch AC, it was a complete miss. If an attack hits Touch AC but misses total AC, the armor's DR kicks in. If am attack hits total AC, the target takes the full damage from the hit (no DR applies) Armor bonus from coverage was like this: +1 for just greaves and a helmet; +4 for limb and helmet armor or a shirt;+7 for coverage of vitals and limb extremities; +9 to +11 or more for field plate or full plate; and potentially infinite (DR always applies) in cases where a set of armor could completely encase the wearer, if possible. [/QUOTE]

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