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<blockquote data-quote="Minigiant" data-source="post: 9806593" data-attributes="member: 63508"><p>Personally I think one of the ways to fix armor is is to have more variables and make them matter.</p><p></p><p>If I redid armor here are my guidelines</p><p></p><ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Only 1 starting armor per heaviness category</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Every armor after the starter armor has the same "power level" within heaviness categories</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Heavy armor is best for base monsters</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">There are multiple categories<ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Heaviness (light, medium, heavy)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Armor Class<ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Starter</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Good</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Better</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Best</li> </ol></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Dex Bonus to AC<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">No Dex Bonus</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">+ Dex Bonus (Max 1)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">+ Dex Bonus (Max 2)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">+ Dex Bonus (Max 3)</li> </ul></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Stealth Disadvantage</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Strength Speed Factor<ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">No Strength requirement</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">13 Strength requirement</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">15 Strength requirement</li> </ol></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Toughness (negate a crit until repaired on long rest</li> </ol></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">This would allow for more armors of equal types.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Armors of masterwork or special non magical material would grant resistance to a damage type offering reasons to buy and swap armor.</li> </ol><p></p><p>So Ring Mail would be your basic starter 14 armor.</p><p></p><p>Banded, Chain Mail, Splint Armor, Plate would have various ACs, strength requirements and toughnesses.</p><p></p><table style='width: 100%'><tr><th style='width: 20%'>Heavy Armor</th><th style='width: 20%'>AC</th><th style='width: 20%'>STR</th><th style='width: 20.0000%'>Stealth</th><th style='width: 20%'>Property</th></tr><tr><td style='width: 20%'>Ring Mail</td><td style='width: 20%'>14</td><td style='width: 20%'></td><td style='width: 20.0000%'>Disadvantage </td><td style='width: 20%'></td></tr><tr><td style='width: 20%'>Banded Mail</td><td style='width: 20%'>16</td><td style='width: 20%'></td><td style='width: 20.0000%'>Disadvantage</td><td style='width: 20%'></td></tr><tr><td style='width: 20%'>Chain Mail</td><td style='width: 20%'>16</td><td style='width: 20%'>15</td><td style='width: 20.0000%'>Disadvantage</td><td style='width: 20%'>Tough</td></tr><tr><td style='width: 20%'>Splint Armor</td><td style='width: 20%'>17</td><td style='width: 20%'>13</td><td style='width: 20.0000%'>Disadvantage</td><td style='width: 20%'></td></tr><tr><td style='width: 20%'>Plate Armor</td><td style='width: 20%'>18</td><td style='width: 20%'>15</td><td style='width: 20.0000%'>Disadvantage</td><td style='width: 20%'>Tough</td></tr></table><p></p><p>But it would be tempted to make Plate 20 AC and test if the community would allow to give more space to design.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Minigiant, post: 9806593, member: 63508"] Personally I think one of the ways to fix armor is is to have more variables and make them matter. If I redid armor here are my guidelines [LIST=1] [*]Only 1 starting armor per heaviness category [*]Every armor after the starter armor has the same "power level" within heaviness categories [*]Heavy armor is best for base monsters [*]There are multiple categories [LIST=1] [*]Heaviness (light, medium, heavy) [*]Armor Class [LIST=1] [*]Starter [*]Good [*]Better [*]Best [/LIST] [*]Dex Bonus to AC [LIST] [*]No Dex Bonus [*]+ Dex Bonus (Max 1) [*]+ Dex Bonus (Max 2) [*]+ Dex Bonus (Max 3) [/LIST] [*]Stealth Disadvantage [*]Strength Speed Factor [LIST=1] [*]No Strength requirement [*]13 Strength requirement [*]15 Strength requirement [/LIST] [*]Toughness (negate a crit until repaired on long rest [/LIST] [*]This would allow for more armors of equal types. [*]Armors of masterwork or special non magical material would grant resistance to a damage type offering reasons to buy and swap armor. [/LIST] So Ring Mail would be your basic starter 14 armor. Banded, Chain Mail, Splint Armor, Plate would have various ACs, strength requirements and toughnesses. [TABLE width="100%"] [TR] [th width="20%"]Heavy Armor[/th][th width="20%"]AC[/th][th width="20%"]STR[/th][th width="20.0000%"]Stealth[/th][th width="20%"]Property[/th] [/TR] [TR] [td width="20%"]Ring Mail[/td][td width="20%"]14[/td][td width="20%"][/td] [td width="20.0000%"]Disadvantage [/td][td width="20%"][/td] [/TR] [TR] [td width="20%"]Banded Mail[/td][td width="20%"]16[/td][td width="20%"][/td] [td width="20.0000%"]Disadvantage[/td][td width="20%"][/td] [/TR] [TR] [td width="20%"]Chain Mail[/td][td width="20%"]16[/td][td width="20%"]15[/td][td width="20.0000%"]Disadvantage[/td][td width="20%"]Tough[/td] [/TR] [TR] [td width="20%"]Splint Armor[/td][td width="20%"]17[/td][td width="20%"]13[/td][td width="20.0000%"]Disadvantage[/td][td width="20%"][/td] [/TR] [TR] [td width="20%"]Plate Armor[/td][td width="20%"]18[/td][td width="20%"]15[/td][td width="20.0000%"]Disadvantage[/td][td width="20%"]Tough[/td] [/TR] [/TABLE] But it would be tempted to make Plate 20 AC and test if the community would allow to give more space to design. [/QUOTE]
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