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Message: <blockquote data-quote="discosoc" data-source="post: 6706425" data-attributes="member: 6801554">I found it to be pretty great for certain character types.  Extra AC is nice, and the ability to fully sneak in scale or halfplate is nice.  It's not the kind of feat for a character that's looking to focus on a single offensive stat, but it's a great way to round out the abilities of someone who wants a broader range of defenses and actions (good saves, good ac, good dex value, good ambush potential)not to mention it makes it easier to play with if you're group is using the optional encumbrance rules, or donning of armor.And even if your GM doesn't think sleeping in heavy armor is an issue, he should still be taking stuff like that into consideration when it comes time to meeting that noble, or asking the shopkeep for information, etc (you probably stink and look like the murder hobo you are).  That stuff doesn't require the rules to spell out the downsides; it just requires people to actually think about the game as more than a set of encounters with stat blocks.</blockquote>