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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Marshall" data-source="post: 924820" data-attributes="member: 765">Looking forward to 3.5 aren't you?Can be, Yes. IME its not enough to justify not being able to move. But if you add in the "DEX monkeys" better AC vs. Touch Attacks/RTA's (ie most of the spells and special attacks you really want armor to stop) are you really gaining an advantage?Actually its +10AC since MBP still has only a +5 max DEX. In that case I'd switch down to a MiChainShirt, same AC cheaper. Or start with a lower DEX, or get a cheaper +DEX item or... See ChoicesRun speed 120Run speed 60Add in the 6K for the Boots of Striding to get your speed back and the cost is roughly equivalent. Except the lite AC guy still has the '+5' to add to his armor and the boot slot to boost his speed and no ACP and...Even at lower levels, he's at least staying close. And hes taking fewer hits because he can maneuver enough to avoid them. Chances are hes going to start moving to lighter and lighter armor as his DEX gets higher and his buddies start asking "Where'd the tank go?"I've never seen an effective Heavy Armor character, I have seen a lot of dead PC's in Heavy Armor. Even(Especially) the low magic games I've played, players avoid even medium armor like the plague.No, I'm with Numion. The whole scenario happened unrealistically fast.On top of that, the PCs started at least half-in there armor and the DM chose to use the "From naked to Fully Armored" donning times. Note you can sleep in the Breastplate from a suit of Full Plate and suffer no ill-effect. Note also that it takes no more time to don Full Plate than Breastplate, and as a technicality it takes "no-time" to upgrade from Breastplate to Full Plate as long as you have help.</blockquote>

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