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<blockquote data-quote="Stalker0" data-source="post: 4661478" data-attributes="member: 5889">The reason this is so confusing is that the mechanics sort of imply that masterwork enhancements are optional, but from a balance standpoint they are not. Further there is no reason whatsoever to have +6 regular plate, it costs the same as +6 godplate.So one more summary.Plate is +8, +3 plate is 8 + 3 = 11At +4, plate becomes warplate. Why does it? No one knows, its just....magic. Warplate is +11. +4 warplate is 11 + 4 = 15.Summary: Going from +3 to +4 in your armor gains you +4 to AC.At +5, warplate is still warplate. Warplate is +11. +5 warplate is 11 + 5 = 16.Summary: Going from +4 to +5 gains you +1 AC.At +6, warplate becomes godplate. Godplate is +14. +6 Godplate is 14 + 6 = 20.Summary: Going from +5 to +6 gains you +4 AC.Just assume masterwork armor is an extra benefit to getting high level magic and leave it at that.Now...here's the last bit of complication....Adventurer's Vault. It has new masterwork armors, and for heavy armors it now starts as early as +2. What do you do?1) If you like the new armors, then keeping the autoupgrading method. Heavy armor gets an extra AC bump when it becomes +2. This is my preferred method, I think it helps to balance out heavy armors more.2) Ignore the new armors, just upgrade with the phb ones.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Stalker0, post: 4661478, member: 5889"] The reason this is so confusing is that the mechanics sort of imply that masterwork enhancements are optional, but from a balance standpoint they are not. Further there is no reason whatsoever to have +6 regular plate, it costs the same as +6 godplate. So one more summary. Plate is +8, +3 plate is 8 + 3 = 11 At +4, plate becomes warplate. Why does it? No one knows, its just....magic. Warplate is +11. +4 warplate is 11 + 4 = 15. Summary: Going from +3 to +4 in your armor gains you +4 to AC. At +5, warplate is still warplate. Warplate is +11. +5 warplate is 11 + 5 = 16. Summary: Going from +4 to +5 gains you +1 AC. At +6, warplate becomes godplate. Godplate is +14. +6 Godplate is 14 + 6 = 20. Summary: Going from +5 to +6 gains you +4 AC. Just assume masterwork armor is an extra benefit to getting high level magic and leave it at that. Now...here's the last bit of complication....Adventurer's Vault. It has new masterwork armors, and for heavy armors it now starts as early as +2. What do you do? 1) If you like the new armors, then keeping the autoupgrading method. Heavy armor gets an extra AC bump when it becomes +2. This is my preferred method, I think it helps to balance out heavy armors more. 2) Ignore the new armors, just upgrade with the phb ones. [/QUOTE]

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