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<blockquote data-quote="DND_Reborn" data-source="post: 7639400" data-attributes="member: 6987520">So, is the beef with medium armor that it requires the +2 Dex bonus to really perform at its best?I think we should take Dex out of the equation and look at what the armor actually does. Light caps at AC 12, medium at 15, and heavy at 18. Armor, for what the armor itself does, is balanced IMO.Oddly, medium armor is the only type of armor worn in our current game. We have the following:1. A rogue/fighter with DEX 16, MAM, and scale mail (AC 17, maxed). Tack on Dual Wiedler (AC +1) and magic armor +2 for AC 20 total.2. A barbarian/fighter with DEX 14 and half plate (also AC 17, maxed). He has a shield and magic armor +1 for AC 20 total.They are our two frontline battlers. 3. A bard/paladin with DEX 14 and breastplate (AC 16).4. My cleric/wizard/rogue with DEX 14 and elven chain shirt (AC 15). She has buckler (AC +1) and magic armor +1 for AC 17 total.The unarmored are:5. The sorcerer/druid has AC 13 (sorcerer), DEX 12, and Bracers of Defense for AC 16 total.6. The monk/bard with DEX 16 and WIS 16 for AC 16 total.&nbsp;If AC is important to the player, then the Dex investment is also important IME.Earlier, we did have a dwarven tank-type, plate+shield+defense style for AC 21, but he &quot;retired&quot; from the group and went in another direction. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="DND_Reborn, post: 7639400, member: 6987520"] So, is the beef with medium armor that it requires the +2 Dex bonus to really perform at its best? I think we should take Dex out of the equation and look at what the armor actually does. Light caps at AC 12, medium at 15, and heavy at 18. Armor, for what the armor itself does, is balanced IMO. Oddly, medium armor is the only type of armor worn in our current game. We have the following: 1. A rogue/fighter with DEX 16, MAM, and scale mail (AC 17, maxed). Tack on Dual Wiedler (AC +1) and magic armor +2 for AC 20 total. 2. A barbarian/fighter with DEX 14 and half plate (also AC 17, maxed). He has a shield and magic armor +1 for AC 20 total. They are our two frontline battlers. 3. A bard/paladin with DEX 14 and breastplate (AC 16). 4. My cleric/wizard/rogue with DEX 14 and elven chain shirt (AC 15). She has buckler (AC +1) and magic armor +1 for AC 17 total. The unarmored are: 5. The sorcerer/druid has AC 13 (sorcerer), DEX 12, and Bracers of Defense for AC 16 total. 6. The monk/bard with DEX 16 and WIS 16 for AC 16 total. If AC is important to the player, then the Dex investment is also important IME. Earlier, we did have a dwarven tank-type, plate+shield+defense style for AC 21, but he "retired" from the group and went in another direction. :) [/QUOTE]

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