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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Old One" data-source="post: 1937155" data-attributes="member: 83">Joe and CH,I would go with damage conversion instead of damage reduction...converts AC bonus of damage taken from physical attacks from lethal to non-lethal damage.  Some of the special qualities of armor in Chapter 8 (Equipment) have DR, so treating armor as DR would nerf those a bit.  Armor as damage conversion is a bit more forgiving in that it potentially leads to more knockouts, as opposed to deaths.You can also apply damage conversion prior to figuring MDT, which can make things a bit less deadly...so if a PC with an MDT of 15, wearing armor with a +4 AC bonus is hit for an attack doing 18 points of damage, the 4-point conversion would drop the lethal damage to 14 and avoid triggering and MDT roll.The knock against armor as damage conversion by some is that it requires an extra column for keeping track of non-lethal damage, but most of the healing skills in BCCS already use the mechanic, so I think it would fit nicely.~ Old One</blockquote>