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<blockquote data-quote="Xeviat" data-source="post: 7639595" data-attributes="member: 57494"><p>At 1st level, a Dex 14 character with Chainshirt has the same AC 15 as someone with Dex 16 and Studded Leather.</p><p>At 1st level, a Dex 14 character with Scalemail has the same AC 16 as someone with Chainmail.</p><p>At 1st level, someone with Chainmail has +1 AC over someone with Dex 16 and Studded Leather.</p><p></p><p>At 4th level, the Studded Leather wearer can get +2 Dex, for AC 16. The medium armor wearer can upgrade to Breastplate by then for the same AC 16, or Half Plate for AC 17. The Heavy armor wearer can upgrade to Splint for the same AC 17.</p><p></p><p>At 8th level, the Studded Leather wearer can get a final +2 Dex, for AC 17. The heavy armor wearer can upgrade to Plate for AC 18. The medium armor wearer doesn't have an armor upgrade, unless the breastplate wearer accepts the stealth penalty to switch to Half Plate (or spends an ASI on medium armor mastery, neglecting their attack stat).</p><p></p><p>So yes, like heavy armor, I'd like medium armor to have a further upgrade. Non-stealth penalty medium armor with a Dex of 14 should match light armor, and stealth penalty medium armor with a Dex of 14 should match heavy armor; the Dex is the investment, and we're likely to still see people with Dex 10 or 12 in medium armor because their class/build doesn't offer heavy.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Xeviat, post: 7639595, member: 57494"] At 1st level, a Dex 14 character with Chainshirt has the same AC 15 as someone with Dex 16 and Studded Leather. At 1st level, a Dex 14 character with Scalemail has the same AC 16 as someone with Chainmail. At 1st level, someone with Chainmail has +1 AC over someone with Dex 16 and Studded Leather. At 4th level, the Studded Leather wearer can get +2 Dex, for AC 16. The medium armor wearer can upgrade to Breastplate by then for the same AC 16, or Half Plate for AC 17. The Heavy armor wearer can upgrade to Splint for the same AC 17. At 8th level, the Studded Leather wearer can get a final +2 Dex, for AC 17. The heavy armor wearer can upgrade to Plate for AC 18. The medium armor wearer doesn't have an armor upgrade, unless the breastplate wearer accepts the stealth penalty to switch to Half Plate (or spends an ASI on medium armor mastery, neglecting their attack stat). So yes, like heavy armor, I'd like medium armor to have a further upgrade. Non-stealth penalty medium armor with a Dex of 14 should match light armor, and stealth penalty medium armor with a Dex of 14 should match heavy armor; the Dex is the investment, and we're likely to still see people with Dex 10 or 12 in medium armor because their class/build doesn't offer heavy. [/QUOTE]
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