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Message: <blockquote data-quote="NotAYakk" data-source="post: 8271671" data-attributes="member: 72555">Yes, that is what the post you quoted does in 5e.For attack rolls and DCs, you use the best of your attribute or your proficiency.For AC, I hobbled together a system where you can use the existing calculation, or one where attributes are half as important (roughly).  The difference between a 10 stat character and a 20 stat character is 2 points of AC, so it is bounded.The effect is that a high dex character is just as good in light or medium armor if they care about stealth.If you give up on stealth, medium armor is +1 AC, and you can use strength instead of dexterity and keep your AC.Heavy armor is just as good or better than medium armor for a strength build, and you can eke out another point of AC if you have medium to high constitution.Now that I think of it, /2 and /4 is a bit too complex.Light Armor:AC 10+Proficiency bonus.  +2 AC for 15 dexterity.Medium Armor:AC 11+Proficiency bonus.  +1 AC for both 13 strength and dexterity.Bulky Medium Armor (Stealth Disadvantage):AC 12+Proficiency bonus.  +1 AC for both 13 strength and dexterity.Heavy ArmorAC 12+Proficiency bonus.  +1 AC for each of 15 strength and constitution.A "simple" table does it.Heavy Armor is better AC than medium armor if you have at least one of 15 strength or con.Light Armor is a match for medium armor at 15 dex vs 13/13 for medium.Medium armor requires medium stats in both dex and strength, but if str/dex is low, medium is better AC than light.Heavy armor for a weakling is no better than medium armor.At level 1, assuming those modest attribute requirements are met, we get:Light: 14 AC (requires 1 15)Medium: 14 AC (requires 2 13s)Bulky-Medium: 15 AC (requires 2 13s)Heavy: 16 AC (requires 2 15s)At level 20 we have:Light: 18 AC (requires 1 15)Medium: 18 AC (requires 2 13s)Bulky-Medium: 19 AC (requires 2 13s)Heavy: 20 AC (requires 2 15s)Light armor is 1 AC higher than studded+20 dex.  Heavy armor is 2 AC higher than baseline, but requires attributes.</blockquote>

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