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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Ravellion" data-source="post: 58100" data-attributes="member: 538">I am getting really bored with these threads. Heavy Armour is the best in value of protection. If your players don't use it, don't give out feats that let them use it because you like to see them in full plate. I don't see a lot of Heavy crossbows used, but you won't see me making a feat tht makes it a free action to reload it multiple times in one round.All my balance arguments stand. I'll gladly take a total of +9 to my AC over +5 if my dex is 12. (full plate vs. chain shirt). I do. Three other player groups I know do. That is a total of 19 players.Heavy armour is used. Medium armour seldomly (it's only most efficient with 16 dex. If people have a high dex, it's usually more than 16), I'll admit.If my players want to get anywhere fast, they use a horse. If it's in a dungeon, why do you need to be anywhere fast. Just ready to receive charge. If opponents just stand away 50 feet and shoot bows, the mage will kill them in a heartbeat. If the opponent is an exact copy, but one fighter wears light armour, the other heavy, I'll gladly put my money on the heavily armoured one. He probably has a higher CON (or are all scores high IYC?) since he didn't have to focus on dex, and he has a better AC too.In short: If your players don't use Heavy Armour, don't be kind on them and let them have "free" heavy armour, witout all the downsides. If you want to do that, there is a great game for it. It's called "AD&D 2nd edition". You can even tumble without penalty in your heavy armour IIRC.This is just so silly, I don't even know how to respond. You'd probably say "Lets not talk about wasting time and resouces on a sufficient watersupply" when embarking on a two week journey. Through the desert.Rav</blockquote>

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