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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ccooke" data-source="post: 6208649" data-attributes="member: 6695890">Okay. So, going by the standard rules, you have 30 point buy. The closest you can get is 16,15, 11,10,10,10 with that - note that according to the chargen rules you can't buy anything over 16. Warforged get +1 to STR and CON, so you end up with Str 12, Dex 16, Con 16, Int 10, Wis 10, Cha 10. Barbarians get stat increases at levels 4, 9, 13, 16 and 18. Since you can get +2 to a stat from those, the barbarian can get to 18 Dex at level 4, 20 at level 9, 18 Con at level 13 and finally 20 Con at level 16.So, you've put 16 levels into being a massive tank, with tons of hit points and AC. You've managed to find a "very rare" Defender greatsword. Oh, it's a greatsword - so you can't use a shield at the same time, because it's two handed. You attune to it, though, getting *up to* +3 to AC, which you can allocate at the cost of not getting the +3 to attack and damage.You've also found a rare Ring of Protection, and attuned to it. And a rare Ioun Stone, which is floating around your head for anyone to target. Or steal.So, not before level 16, using every available trick, a Barbarian can if they're incredibly lucky and get just the right set of attunable items get to an AC of 26, with an option to sometimes be at 29 when not surprised.I think I'm happy with that as the upper bound. Good luck getting close to it in any game I run.(And if I had a group that wanted that power level, I don't think I'd have any difficulty coming up with challenges for them)</blockquote>

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