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<blockquote data-quote="Kurotowa" data-source="post: 4268046" data-attributes="member: 27957">There are two ways to read it.&nbsp; If all high level armor is masterwork, then:&quot;In addition to the advancement of enhancement bonuses, armors receive an innate advancement at roughly 16th and 26th level.&nbsp; Light armors improve their armor bonus by +1 at those tiers, and heavy armors improve by +3.&quot;On the other hand, if not all high level armor is masterwork, then:&quot;At higher levels AC can advance more quickly than the enhancement bonus progression.&nbsp; Use masterwork armors as appropriate to raise the AC of the item to the desired level.&quot;Of the two, I'm inclined to believe the first is the correct one.&nbsp; Firstly because there's no additional cost to make masterwork armor, once you can craft a magic item of sufficient level.&nbsp; Secondly because, as people have pointed out, the math demands a way for heavy armors to keep their lead over the increasing Dex/Int bonus to AC with light armor.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Kurotowa, post: 4268046, member: 27957"] There are two ways to read it. If all high level armor is masterwork, then: "In addition to the advancement of enhancement bonuses, armors receive an innate advancement at roughly 16th and 26th level. Light armors improve their armor bonus by +1 at those tiers, and heavy armors improve by +3." On the other hand, if not all high level armor is masterwork, then: "At higher levels AC can advance more quickly than the enhancement bonus progression. Use masterwork armors as appropriate to raise the AC of the item to the desired level." Of the two, I'm inclined to believe the first is the correct one. Firstly because there's no additional cost to make masterwork armor, once you can craft a magic item of sufficient level. Secondly because, as people have pointed out, the math demands a way for heavy armors to keep their lead over the increasing Dex/Int bonus to AC with light armor. [/QUOTE]

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