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<blockquote data-quote="Brother MacLaren" data-source="post: 4051794" data-attributes="member: 15999">Okay, granted that mithral breastplate is the best armor for a Spring Attacking fighter.&nbsp; How is that heavy armor?&nbsp; It's technically light armor, it looks like medium armor, and it's just +1 AC better than a chain shirt (for an additional 4,000 gp).&nbsp; Given that a fighter can get Spring Attack by 4th level, that's a pretty big cost.You misunderstood what I said.&nbsp; Let me try to fix it.You said that a spring-attacking polearm fighter only needed a 13 Dex.I said that such a PC would want a higher Dex because he'd like to wear lighter armor (for the movement) and for the increased AOOs.&nbsp; The Dex gives the increased AOOs, not the lighter armor.&quot;Dex comes into it because if you are wearing light armor you want a higher Dex for AC (and <s>it's</s> the higher Dex is useful for gaining more AOOs with Combat Reflexes, and retaining access to Spring Attack when Enlarged). Light armor is useful for the higher movement rate. &quot;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Brother MacLaren, post: 4051794, member: 15999"] Okay, granted that mithral breastplate is the best armor for a Spring Attacking fighter. How is that heavy armor? It's technically light armor, it looks like medium armor, and it's just +1 AC better than a chain shirt (for an additional 4,000 gp). Given that a fighter can get Spring Attack by 4th level, that's a pretty big cost. You misunderstood what I said. Let me try to fix it. You said that a spring-attacking polearm fighter only needed a 13 Dex. I said that such a PC would want a higher Dex because he'd like to wear lighter armor (for the movement) and for the increased AOOs. The Dex gives the increased AOOs, not the lighter armor. "Dex comes into it because if you are wearing light armor you want a higher Dex for AC (and [S]it's[/S] [B]the higher Dex is[/B] useful for gaining more AOOs with Combat Reflexes, and retaining access to Spring Attack when Enlarged). Light armor is useful for the higher movement rate. " [/QUOTE]

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