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<blockquote data-quote="Deodanth" data-source="post: 4343422" data-attributes="member: 69243">Nice idea, but I'm also concerned with preserving the core equipment options &quot;as is.&quot;&nbsp; If you offer the players a cheap +1 AC with no attendant penalties, they will grab it every time.&nbsp; All the rangers, rogues, and warlocks will buy studded leather, and the wizards will be doubly tempted to take leather proficiency so they can get it too. If you pronounce a restriction, such as a proficiency requirement or my 1/2&nbsp; ability bonus rule, it should bring the new item reasonably into balance.I'm leaning in that direction, now&nbsp; <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":-)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :-)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":-)" />I thought about that too... putting Breastplate in the +5 slot, for instance, but depending how we work penalties and proficiency, I felt it would either replace chainmail as an armor of choice, or be left ignored.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Deodanth, post: 4343422, member: 69243"] Nice idea, but I'm also concerned with preserving the core equipment options "as is." If you offer the players a cheap +1 AC with no attendant penalties, they will grab it every time. All the rangers, rogues, and warlocks will buy studded leather, and the wizards will be doubly tempted to take leather proficiency so they can get it too. If you pronounce a restriction, such as a proficiency requirement or my 1/2 ability bonus rule, it should bring the new item reasonably into balance. I'm leaning in that direction, now :-) I thought about that too... putting Breastplate in the +5 slot, for instance, but depending how we work penalties and proficiency, I felt it would either replace chainmail as an armor of choice, or be left ignored. [/QUOTE]

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