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<blockquote data-quote="GlassJaw" data-source="post: 2027637" data-attributes="member: 22103">Why not?&nbsp; And I don't think restricting the Defense bonus encourages higher-level heroes to wear armor, it merely gives them a choice.&nbsp; If they don't wear armor, they can use their skill to avoid getting hit altogether or they can don armor which may slow them down a bit, but it will absorb some of the damage they receive.This is also fairly consistent with the stories of Conan.&nbsp; In some situations, he is armorless and blindingly fast.&nbsp; In others, he is in full armor and preparing to go to war.It also makes armor not a necessity.&nbsp; If defense always stacks with armor, there isn't really any disadvantage to not wearing it.&nbsp; Sure, there is a max Dex rating but that is rarely a limitation.Don't get me wrong, I definitely like the rules as written, but for a low-armor world, I think there should be more of a &quot;penalty&quot; for wearing it.&nbsp; I thought about making armor DR only but that would require the defense bonus to be higher (as it is in Conan and SW).&nbsp; That's more work than I wanted to do.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="GlassJaw, post: 2027637, member: 22103"] Why not? And I don't think restricting the Defense bonus encourages higher-level heroes to wear armor, it merely gives them a choice. If they don't wear armor, they can use their skill to avoid getting hit altogether or they can don armor which may slow them down a bit, but it will absorb some of the damage they receive. This is also fairly consistent with the stories of Conan. In some situations, he is armorless and blindingly fast. In others, he is in full armor and preparing to go to war. It also makes armor not a necessity. If defense always stacks with armor, there isn't really any disadvantage to not wearing it. Sure, there is a max Dex rating but that is rarely a limitation. Don't get me wrong, I definitely like the rules as written, but for a low-armor world, I think there should be more of a "penalty" for wearing it. I thought about making armor DR only but that would require the defense bonus to be higher (as it is in Conan and SW). That's more work than I wanted to do. [/QUOTE]

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