deflection bonus and touch AC

[theHugeOgre]

If a character has a ring of protection +2 and a Dexterity of 15 then his touch AC is 14, right? I always thought so, but while reading a recent pdf product I found the author ignoring the deflection bonus all the time when calculating touch AC...

 

[kreynolds]

If a character has a ring of protection +2 and a Dexterity of 15 then his touch AC is 14, right?

Yup. Page 119 of the PH, in case you're curious.

I always thought so, but while reading a recent pdf product I found the author ignoring the deflection bonus all the time when calculating touch AC...

Weird. Which one is it?

 

[Darklone]

Re: Re: deflection bonus and touch AC

Weird. Which one is it?

Wouldn't be the first nor the last mistake in stat blocks.

 

[kreynolds]

Yeah, I guess 'cause most of 'em get reused over and over like templates? You know...copy, paste, edit, copy, paste, edit, copy, paste, edit...