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<blockquote data-quote="WarpedAcorn" data-source="post: 6833147" data-attributes="member: 6819400">My character is a Fighter 3/Cleric 1, and early on in the campaign we found Half-Plate +1 which I got (group is a Rogue, Warlock, Sorcerer, and Druid). We rolled for stats and although I rolled well, my stats allowed to have 16 Str, 15 Dex, and 15 Con. He's a Human Variant, so I took Shield Mastery since I was going to be the &quot;Tank&quot; of the group (and usually the healer too). I really wanted to aim for a feat like Medium Armor Master because this will likely be the best Armor I can get since it maxes out my Dex bonus and the only thing that would beat it would be similarly enchanted Plate Armor. However, like the OP mentioned, the bonus is kind of weak. I feel the Dex bonus is not universally beneficial since most Fighters will want to min/max their Str and Dex based on whether they want to be Finesse Fighters or Brute Fighters. Comparing this to the Heavy Armor Master, I don't feel that Medium Armor Master stacks up very well. Based on that, and the fact that there is no Light Armor Master, I feel the design intention is to say that Heavy Armor is supreme. I would rather each category of armor offer different options to provide incentive for diverse builds.My quick and dirty opinion is just to add +1 Dex to the Feat's Benefits. The goal of the Feat is to make Medium Armor as comfortable and maneuverable as Light Armor (making Sneak viable and increasing AC due to Dex modifier), so I think adding in Dex makes the most sense.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="WarpedAcorn, post: 6833147, member: 6819400"] My character is a Fighter 3/Cleric 1, and early on in the campaign we found Half-Plate +1 which I got (group is a Rogue, Warlock, Sorcerer, and Druid). We rolled for stats and although I rolled well, my stats allowed to have 16 Str, 15 Dex, and 15 Con. He's a Human Variant, so I took Shield Mastery since I was going to be the "Tank" of the group (and usually the healer too). I really wanted to aim for a feat like Medium Armor Master because this will likely be the best Armor I can get since it maxes out my Dex bonus and the only thing that would beat it would be similarly enchanted Plate Armor. However, like the OP mentioned, the bonus is kind of weak. I feel the Dex bonus is not universally beneficial since most Fighters will want to min/max their Str and Dex based on whether they want to be Finesse Fighters or Brute Fighters. Comparing this to the Heavy Armor Master, I don't feel that Medium Armor Master stacks up very well. Based on that, and the fact that there is no Light Armor Master, I feel the design intention is to say that Heavy Armor is supreme. I would rather each category of armor offer different options to provide incentive for diverse builds. My quick and dirty opinion is just to add +1 Dex to the Feat's Benefits. The goal of the Feat is to make Medium Armor as comfortable and maneuverable as Light Armor (making Sneak viable and increasing AC due to Dex modifier), so I think adding in Dex makes the most sense. [/QUOTE]

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