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Message: <blockquote data-quote="RangerWickett" data-source="post: 1065929" data-attributes="member: 63">And it's a waste if you don't have a high Intelligence.  I don't see why flashy duelists need to have a high Intelligence.Now, the problem to designing a good duelist prestige class, in my mind, are magic items.  I can design a great duelist for a system without magic armor and bracers of armor.  It's easy; you just give the duelist benefits that eventually are as good as or slightly better than full plate.  But with magic items, you can't give a good bonus, because then people stack a Bracer of Armor +8 with a +10 class-based AC bonus, and you've gone and unbalanced yourself.I've house-ruled the hell out of my game, because I prefer PCs to be the heroes, not their items.  Thus, the duelist class is sorta close to my heart.  In your case, I suggest a simple +1 AC per 2 levels progression, regardless of Intelligence.</blockquote>