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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Obryn" data-source="post: 5659452" data-attributes="member: 11821"><a href="http://wizards.com/dnd/Article.aspx?x=dnd/4ex/20110819" target="_blank">http://wizards.com/dnd/Article.aspx?x=dnd/4ex/20110819</a>So, 4e is getting Exotic Armors ... and they're kinda underwhelming, I'm sad to say.They cost a feat, and generally have a prerequisite of an armor type, unlike Superior Weapon Proficiency.The two properties are kinda mediocre.  There's one that basically gives you a pool of temp HPs at the start of a fight which equals out to somewhere around Toughness or lower...  You're better off with Toughness, though, for the bonuses to surges and max HP.There's another property - confusingly called Tough - which lets you negate the first crit vs. AC that hits you.  I think this is arguably as good as Stoneroot Endurance, and I'd probably prefer it to Stoneroot, but I wouldn't line up for either feat.The only real winner here, IMO, is Full Plate, which has both the Tough property and an improvement to the armor check penalty.Two possible errors, already, which is discouraging if this is the print copy.  Banded Mail notes in the flavor text that it shouldn't have a speed penalty, but does anyway.  And Ringmail is a Light armor, which looks like it might improve in AC at higher enhancement bonuses at the same rate as chain.  Which would be ... wow, insane at higher levels.-O</blockquote>