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<blockquote data-quote="Li Shenron" data-source="post: 6879157" data-attributes="member: 1465">Thinking about a minimal-impact house rule... How about just adding this custom spell to the Cleric's spell list?Holy Armor1st-level abjurationCasting Time: 1 actionRange: TouchComponents: V, S, M (a piece of cured leather)Duration: 8 hoursIf you aren't wearing armor, a protective magical force surrounds you until the spell ends. You have two options when casting this spell. As a basic option, you are surrounded with a holy protective aura, and your base AC becomes 13 + your Dexterity modifier. As a more potent option, your base AC becomes 16 + your Dexterity modifier, but the stronger aura radiates a soft light (as a candle) and you suffer disadvantage on Stealth checks. The spell ends if the target dons armor or if you dismiss the spell as an action.This is basically a re-skinned Mage Armor for Clerics, except that (1) it's self-target only, and (2) it replicates Chain Shirt (as Mage Armor) or Chain Mail including the Stealth disadvantage.Optionally you can also let the spell be a Ritual if you don't want the Cleric to waste a daily slot.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Li Shenron, post: 6879157, member: 1465"] Thinking about a minimal-impact house rule... How about just adding this custom spell to the Cleric's spell list? [B]Holy Armor[/B] 1st-level abjuration Casting Time: 1 action Range: Touch Components: V, S, M (a piece of cured leather) Duration: 8 hours If you aren't wearing armor, a protective magical force surrounds you until the spell ends. You have two options when casting this spell. As a basic option, you are surrounded with a holy protective aura, and your base AC becomes 13 + your Dexterity modifier. As a more potent option, your base AC becomes 16 + your Dexterity modifier, but the stronger aura radiates a soft light (as a candle) and you suffer disadvantage on Stealth checks. The spell ends if the target dons armor or if you dismiss the spell as an action. This is basically a re-skinned [B]Mage Armor[/B] for Clerics, except that (1) it's self-target only, and (2) it replicates Chain Shirt (as Mage Armor) or Chain Mail including the Stealth disadvantage. Optionally you can also let the spell be a Ritual if you don't want the Cleric to waste a daily slot. [/QUOTE]

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