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Message: <blockquote data-quote="VanRichten" data-source="post: 4191587" data-attributes="member: 63745">Well if we consider this line of thinking.  Lets put these bracers on someone and see what happens.  Since we have spoken about a level 15 character lets use that as our example.  Now lets take said character and make him so that he has a 30 dex since this was spoken as well.  Now lets take into account that said character has done everything gear and level wise to increase its dex to this level.  Thus giving him an impressive level of Touch AC being 20 on without any added effects.Now lets take that character and put him up against say a Shadow for which is both incorporeal and low level.  Now lets up this shadow to a level equivalent with what would be a challenge for said 15th level character.   Given the 15th level character would be a Rogue on average and can't be flat footed it is more than likely that the Shadow in question would only have to deal with a Touch AC of 20.  Sounds pretty nice huh?  But what happens when the shadow has had a few hits on this character.  Since we know that the character has put everything into dex, we can imagine that he has lost a lot of bonus to strength.  Meaning that he would easily lose all strength after only a few hits from said Shadow.  At the point he hits 0 strength he no longer has that nice Touch AC of 20 it now drops to 10 at best.So lets change this character and give him Bracers of Armor +6.  And only a 18 Dex.  Even if the shadow drops the character to 0 Strength he still has an Armor of 16 at least.  Due to the Incorporeal Protection he has from the bracers.So in this situation we can see how part of the price of the Bracers of Armor is factored into it, and not just a footnote.And if you think this won't occur.  Run through Ravenloft and show me how that 30 Dex character is so much better than having Bracers of Armor +6.  When you come back on your 3rd or 4th character you will know.</blockquote>

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