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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dread October" data-source="post: 3759790" data-attributes="member: 30006">Well that's just it. I've been using this house rule for 4 years and I've found it to not be unbalancing. The armor choices vary as well. The DEX to hit doesn't penalize someone for wearing heavier armor. One group were specically told that their characters came from a "Low Man" sort of barbarian culture so no one wore anything tougher than chain in their case. They also knew they they would run into conflicts with Knighted, "High Men" at some point who would have no problem with heavier armor in some cases but they themselves were generally armored according to the mission at hand. The second group actually played the "High Men" and as near as anyone could tell, their choice of armor had everything to do with the look and feel of the character than what DEX meant in combat.There was a lot more concern for how much it slowed them down or if they fell in water than for the merits of half plate.Remember that in the era of LoTR and PotC movies, the swashbuckler is full on in everyone's mind. Now when folks picture an armored warrior, something like Kingdom of Heaven comes to mind. Armor took a hit but not because of combat changes.</blockquote>