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<blockquote data-quote="Unadvisedgoose" data-source="post: 6379781" data-attributes="member: 6779978"><p>Have you considered the fact that barbs are one of the classes that really don't need a higher AC? I don't mean this in a rude way, just maybe that there are a couple things to really look at when it comes up survivability for this class, and AC is kinda the lowest on the totem pole. The higher HP will be a bigger help than I think most people realize. This is only compounded by the fact that increasing your Con also increases AC, as well as HP per lvl. And then there are the rages, which can potentially give you resistance to all damage but psychic, magic weapons be damned. And in any fight where you'll likely be damaged enough to notice, you'll want to be raging anyway. Halving all damage that comes your way is pretty awesome. </p><p></p><p>As as far as two-weapon fighting, you're still getting rage damage, which no one else gets. And being able to use two martial weapons, as well as getting another +1 boost to AC, with the feat of course, can still make for a very deadly and comparable character. Just my two cents, I could still be totally missing what you're aiming for with this one.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Unadvisedgoose, post: 6379781, member: 6779978"] Have you considered the fact that barbs are one of the classes that really don't need a higher AC? I don't mean this in a rude way, just maybe that there are a couple things to really look at when it comes up survivability for this class, and AC is kinda the lowest on the totem pole. The higher HP will be a bigger help than I think most people realize. This is only compounded by the fact that increasing your Con also increases AC, as well as HP per lvl. And then there are the rages, which can potentially give you resistance to all damage but psychic, magic weapons be damned. And in any fight where you'll likely be damaged enough to notice, you'll want to be raging anyway. Halving all damage that comes your way is pretty awesome. As as far as two-weapon fighting, you're still getting rage damage, which no one else gets. And being able to use two martial weapons, as well as getting another +1 boost to AC, with the feat of course, can still make for a very deadly and comparable character. Just my two cents, I could still be totally missing what you're aiming for with this one. [/QUOTE]
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