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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ValhallaGH" data-source="post: 3152205" data-attributes="member: 41187">Armor as DR generally has two side effects.1) Some sort of level-based defense appears to maintain a semblance of the current game balance.  Otherwise a character with AC 13 at first level may still have AC 13 at twenty first level; if that's the case then DR needs to grow exponentially to allow characters to survive against enemies with +48 to hit and 4d8+38 damage (worse if power attacking).2) Armor, as a general rule, becomes weaker.  Unless you remove the defense restrictions (Max Dex), armor heavier than leather is essentially a suicidal proposition.  Not getting hit is vastly superior to taking another blow for 4d8+38 - 8.  This will result in lots of lightly armored and unarmored heroes running about.  The only ones in heavy armors will be chumps.If you remove the defense restrictions then armor may become too good, depending upon class and abilities.  As a for instance, in True20 armor prevents you from using the Canny Dodge feat (like monk's defense).  The increase in survivability that comes from armor may or may not be worth the loss of that defensive ability; if average damage is high enough then getting hit is nearly suicidal, while if damage is relatively low then you're better off being able to survive the hits when they do come. (True20 versions of Star Wars complicate this issue with lightsabers that get to ignore armor.)I hope that was helpful to you.  Good luck; it's a difficult proposition to deal with.</blockquote>

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