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<blockquote data-quote="skotothalamos" data-source="post: 6328099" data-attributes="member: 83398">A few counterpoints:If you want protection, use a device specifically made for protection. A shield covers a lot more area than a greataxe or a dagger.Since Banded Armor is a complete fabrication and never actually existed, I think it's good that it's gone.I like that once you have one of each, you can stop digging for extra sources of one or the other, because it doesn't matter. Saves the game from getting to the point of: &quot;I have a bonus from this and this and the other...&quot; roll. &quot;Hey did you remember my bard bonus? And the favorable winds?&quot;I find its absence curious as well. I wonder if it will be a Barbarian feature, or a combat feat?Your Con bonus gives you extra hit points to keep you from being in the dying state in the first place. You want a double bonus?As pointed out in the main 5e discussion thread, &quot;lift&quot; does not equate to &quot;bench press.&quot; You get to use your legs and the rest of your body and maybe you're just trying to lift a boulder off your friend's leg. A man of average American size with a month of training can deadlift 290 pounds.Everything else I either agree with or don't care.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="skotothalamos, post: 6328099, member: 83398"] A few counterpoints: If you want protection, use a device specifically made for protection. A shield covers a lot more area than a greataxe or a dagger. Since Banded Armor is a complete fabrication and never actually existed, I think it's good that it's gone. I like that once you have one of each, you can stop digging for extra sources of one or the other, because it doesn't matter. Saves the game from getting to the point of: "I have a bonus from this and this and the other..." roll. "Hey did you remember my bard bonus? And the favorable winds?" I find its absence curious as well. I wonder if it will be a Barbarian feature, or a combat feat? Your Con bonus gives you extra hit points to keep you from being in the dying state in the first place. You want a double bonus? As pointed out in the main 5e discussion thread, "lift" does not equate to "bench press." You get to use your legs and the rest of your body and maybe you're just trying to lift a boulder off your friend's leg. A man of average American size with a month of training can deadlift 290 pounds. Everything else I either agree with or don't care. [/QUOTE]

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