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Message: <blockquote data-quote="CapnZapp" data-source="post: 6379712" data-attributes="member: 12731">Again thanks,It appears you can't build my character without too-costly compromises using only PHB material.Remember, my point was to leverage the fact that rapiers allow d8 Dex weapons, and to be able to dump Strength.Thanks to your help I now know there is no unarmored defense feature available for characters wishing to dump strength (and wisdom):I can't go all in on barbarian, since its main feature key off strength and strength alone. (And since I want to duel-wield I need a level of a class granting Two Weapon Fighting style anyway, so going Barb20 was not an option regardless)And I can't multiclass a level of Barbarian, since the rules require Str 13 to do that. Monk is even worse.Building a DEX/CON/CHA character that wears no armor and still gets top notch AC (high enough to be a frontline primary melee character) is thus impossible. (Where "impossible" means "without paying a steep cost")Yet. Let's hope for splatbooks. The info about playtest barbs sounds intriguing <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>