Cha Build Question

[Zephrin the Lost]

Hey all-

Here's a quick question: all the heavy armor PC's a build on the CB have a -2 on their AC and Ref defense calculations. Is this a bug or somehting I'm overlooking? Thanks!

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====== Created Using Wizards of the Coast D&D Character Builder ======
Artin, level 5
Duergar, Paladin
Build: Protecting Paladin

FINAL ABILITY SCORES
Str 10, Con 13, Dex 10, Int 8, Wis 17, Cha 19.

STARTING ABILITY SCORES
Str 10, Con 11, Dex 10, Int 8, Wis 14, Cha 18.


AC: 23 Fort: 15 Reflex: 16 Will: 18
HP: 57 Surges: 11 Surge Value: 14

TRAINED SKILLS
Religion +6, Heal +10, Diplomacy +11, Insight +10

UNTRAINED SKILLS
Acrobatics -2, Arcana +1, Bluff +6, Dungeoneering +7, Endurance -1, History +1, Intimidate +6, Nature +5, Perception +5, Stealth -2, Streetwise +6, Thievery -2, Athletics -2

FEATS
Level 1: Weapon Expertise (Heavy Blade)
Level 2: Toughness
Level 4: Weapon Focus (Heavy Blade)

POWERS
Lay on Hands: Lay on Hands
Paladin at-will 1: Bolstering Strike
Paladin at-will 1: Enfeebling Strike
Paladin encounter 1: Shielding Smite
Paladin daily 1: Radiant Delirium
Paladin utility 2: Astral Speech
Paladin encounter 3: Righteous Smite
Paladin daily 5: Hallowed Circle

ITEMS
Bard's Songblade Longsword +2, Shared Suffering Plate Armor +1, Healer's Brooch +1, Plate Armor, Adventurer's Kit, Longsword, Heavy Shield
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[Mr. Teapot]

Some other people have reported similar phenomena. It looks like the CB adds too much to AC and then recorrects down for some odd reason. The listed 23 AC looks right, though (10 + 8 plate +1 enhancement + 2 shield +2 level = 23). The CB just calculates it oddly.

 

[Mapache]

It's not the heavy armor, it's the heavy shield. For some bizarre reason, the Character Builder implements Heavy Shields as giving you +4 AC and Reflex in the first Misc column and -2 AC and Reflex in the second Misc column, for the correct total of +2 AC and Reflex. Similarly, Light Shields give +2 & -1 for the correct total of +1.

 

[Mentat55]

I get AC 23: 10 + 2 (level) + 8 (plate armor) + 2 (shield) + 1 (enhancement) = 23.

I also get Reflex 16: 10 + 2 (level) + 1 (class) + 2 (shield) + 1 (enhancement) = 16.