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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Li Shenron" data-source="post: 1393474" data-attributes="member: 1465">I don't know how this defense bonus works, so I suppose it represents the ability to defend yourself through parrying, just like Dex bonus to AC is the ability to defend yourself through dodging.I think it shouldn't go exactly with the BAB, but at least a character with Good BAB should have Good or Average DB but not Poor, and a character with Poor BAB should have Average or Poor DB but not Good.For example:Fighter - Good BAB, Good DBRanger - Good BAB, Good DBBarbarian - Good BAB, Average DBPaladin - Good BAB, Average DBMonk - Average BAB, Good DBRogue - Average BAB, Good DBBard - Average BAB, Average DBCleric - Average BAB, Poor DBDruid - Average BAB, Poor DBSorcerer - Poor BAB, Poor DBWizard - Poor BAB, Poor DBAs an example, the Cleric sounds like a character who relies in defense to the armor worn, and he already can wear any armor efficiently, so I don't think he should also get any defensive training. A Rogue instead, since he's not likely to wear armor better than light, tends to train more on defense based on something else.</blockquote>