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Lvl 1 Bear Shaman AC a problem?
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<blockquote data-quote="Mengu" data-source="post: 5227411" data-attributes="member: 65726"><p>I have a player, playing a panther shaman. His starting AC was a 16. I don't think I've missed his AC more than once or twice in 4 levels or so, but he hasn't been attacked much because he stays in the back (sometimes far back, since his companion can be within 20 squares), and in a party of 6, he is pretty safe there. Sometimes he'll walk up, just to soak some damage. When I catch him blasts I'll sometimes miss is Reflex or Will, but never his AC or Fortitude. His favorite item is the Armor of Sudden Recovery. Since I almost never miss him, he tends to get hit by ongoing damage, and he flips that to regeneration.</p><p></p><p>Shamans have hit points like everyone else, bear shamans even have the benefit of more surges. Low AC just means you won't be missed. I don't think it's that big a deal since this is par for the course.</p><p></p><p>I rarely attack the Spirit Companion. I'll provoke an opportunity attack from it to go somewhere else, before I try to take a swing at it. Sometimes I'm pressed for options and attack the stupid conjuration, but it's usually just an exercise in futility.</p><p></p><p>If you don't mind sinking a 13 into strength and slowing your speed a bit, chainmail is not a bad option. If you're a dwarf, this is certainly a good way to go, since the speed penalty really doesn't matter.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mengu, post: 5227411, member: 65726"] I have a player, playing a panther shaman. His starting AC was a 16. I don't think I've missed his AC more than once or twice in 4 levels or so, but he hasn't been attacked much because he stays in the back (sometimes far back, since his companion can be within 20 squares), and in a party of 6, he is pretty safe there. Sometimes he'll walk up, just to soak some damage. When I catch him blasts I'll sometimes miss is Reflex or Will, but never his AC or Fortitude. His favorite item is the Armor of Sudden Recovery. Since I almost never miss him, he tends to get hit by ongoing damage, and he flips that to regeneration. Shamans have hit points like everyone else, bear shamans even have the benefit of more surges. Low AC just means you won't be missed. I don't think it's that big a deal since this is par for the course. I rarely attack the Spirit Companion. I'll provoke an opportunity attack from it to go somewhere else, before I try to take a swing at it. Sometimes I'm pressed for options and attack the stupid conjuration, but it's usually just an exercise in futility. If you don't mind sinking a 13 into strength and slowing your speed a bit, chainmail is not a bad option. If you're a dwarf, this is certainly a good way to go, since the speed penalty really doesn't matter. [/QUOTE]
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