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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Eldorian" data-source="post: 738927" data-attributes="member: 10504">The problem with eleminating chain shirt is that chain shirts are really cool!  In 2e, most chain mail worn by characters was closer to chain shirt (like Drizzt's armor).  Even with chainshirt out of the picture, medium and heavy armors take too much of a hit to be used by anyone other than point-buys that dump dex.  And even if you dump dex, eventually you're gonna want to raise your dex with magic for the reflex saves at least, and you feel the bite of your armor again.  I'm playtesting the 2 feats I posted, and the changes to movement to see how it works.  My players looked at the rules with funny faces at first, then remembered that none of them had worn heavy armor in 3 campaigns (ie, not after our first 3e game.)  Unfortunatly, the fighter/barbarian, the character i would see most taking those feats, is using an orc double axe, so his limited number of feats is ate up by two weapon fighting feats, and other offensive feats.  We're thinking of starting an epic game soon, cause we get tired of our characters and/or adventures around mid levels, and I'm gonna try a character in full-plate with those 2 feats, I'll let ya know how it goes.Eldorian Antar</blockquote>