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<blockquote data-quote="77IM" data-source="post: 7639668" data-attributes="member: 12377"><p>The light armor person is getting substantially more than +1 AC from their investment. They are getting skills, saves, and in all likelihood, attacks. The medium-armor person gets +1 AC and not much more, <em>plus they must already have Dex 16</em> to benefit from that.</p><p></p><p> - If the character is primarily Dex-based, they get more bang for their buck by wearing the light armor and going up to Dex 18.</p><p> - If the character is not primarily Dex-based, then the odds are slim that they have Dex 16, so Medium Armor Mastery <em>does not help them at all</em>.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Well, that's a good point. But it does make it sound like medium armor is deliberately worse than light or heavy. I mean, there are simple-weapon users who benefit from melee attacks, but nobody disputes that simple weapons are worse than martial weapons (by design).</p><p></p><p>Is medium armor really meant to be "simple armor" for people who can't wear plate and aren't fast enough to zip around in studded leather?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="77IM, post: 7639668, member: 12377"] The light armor person is getting substantially more than +1 AC from their investment. They are getting skills, saves, and in all likelihood, attacks. The medium-armor person gets +1 AC and not much more, [I]plus they must already have Dex 16[/I] to benefit from that. - If the character is primarily Dex-based, they get more bang for their buck by wearing the light armor and going up to Dex 18. - If the character is not primarily Dex-based, then the odds are slim that they have Dex 16, so Medium Armor Mastery [I]does not help them at all[/I]. Well, that's a good point. But it does make it sound like medium armor is deliberately worse than light or heavy. I mean, there are simple-weapon users who benefit from melee attacks, but nobody disputes that simple weapons are worse than martial weapons (by design). Is medium armor really meant to be "simple armor" for people who can't wear plate and aren't fast enough to zip around in studded leather? [/QUOTE]
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