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Message: <blockquote data-quote="The Crimson Binome" data-source="post: 7639704" data-attributes="member: 6775031">Well, that's unfortunate. Here I was, taking the OP at face value, with the assertion that medium armor ends up a point lower than light armor. That will teach me to trust ever trust anyone on the internet.You're right, and I was mis-remembering the base AC of studded leather. Since studded leather and half-plate both end up with AC 17, you aren't leaving anything on the table by choosing the latter over the former. The benefit of medium armor is just that it gives you some flexibility to not pump Dex as much, which is purely a benefit.You are also mis-remembering something about character creation, though. Rolling for stats is presented as the default, with the array existing as an alternative to expedite matters. And if you start with Dex 20 (which is entirely possible, if not probable), then you can indeed start with light armor that's better than medium armor. So it isn't quite a never situation.</blockquote>