Armor Specialization and Adamantine

[styker]

What´s the DR of a fighter with armor specialization and using a adamantine full plate? And a 20th Barbarian with armor specialization and a adamente breastplate?

 

[Henrix]

Well, that's simple. DR never stacks. Just apply the highest applicable.

 

[Question]

Of course that has the side effect of making the high level fighter feat useless.

 

[Henrix]

Or useless when using adamant armour. That is not the same thing.

A noble salamander has little use for greater ring of fire resistance, but that does not mean that the ring is useless.

 

[Sejs]

Of course that has the side effect of making the high level fighter feat useless.

Assuming you're running around with adamantine heavy armor.

Which not all folks are.

Hence not useless.

 

[brehobit]

I allow it to stack on the argument that it comes from very different sources. The feat is clearly skill-based. But that is certainly a house rule.

mark

 

[Nifft]

I thought there was an exception to the general "no stacking" rule for DR x/-- (because it's given out in increments of one or two rather than five or ten).

I'll look through the SRD and see if I can back that up.

-- N

 

[ohGr]

There is no universal exception, but many of the more recent abilities to grant DR X/- explicitly say they stack with any other DR X/- that the character may already have. The DR granted by the Iron Mind prestige class (Races of Stone) stacks, for example.

 

[Question]

Most fighter types would rather spend money on admantinium full plate for 3/- instead of spending a high level fighter feat for 2/-.

Now, unless you had REALLY good scores......high dex.....and would be better off with mithral plate......then yes.......this feat would be better than admantinium full plate, but in that case i simply wouldnt take it(DR 2/- doesnt compare to the other options at this level).

 

[Sejs]

One wonders where you're getting that 'most' from, but whatever.

Personally, I'm a stickler for having my abilities not be fully dependent on my gear. As such I'd much rather take the feat because it can't be taken away from you.