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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Elder-Basilisk" data-source="post: 71427" data-attributes="member: 3146">Actually, this feat is incredibly powerful. Against opponents in heavy armor, this will usually translate into a +5 to +7 dodge bonus (which stacks with everything) to your armor class.Compared to the dodge feat: +1 bonus versus one opponent, it is so much better as to be incomparable.The only feats I can think of which come close to this are:Expertise (you suffer a large penalty to your attacks)andShield Expert (you need to buy a highly enchanted shield for it to get this good and even then, it only gives you the bonus when you attack with the shield--the rest of the time, you'd have it anyway)andHoly Shield (you need an insanely high charisma for it to be this good, it costs a turning attempt and it's at the end of a fairly long chain of feats which means that it has a very high opportunity cost for paladins and clerics--the only people who can benefit from it).This would probably be better if it granted a flat dodge bonus to AC.+1 if your opponent is wearing light armor+2 if your opponent is wearing medium armor+3 if your opponent is wearing heavy armorThe feat would still be almost a must have feat for rogues, bards, and wizards but the fact that it doesn't contribute to any feat chains (dodge contributes to spring attack and whirlwind attack) and that it is only usable against creatures which wear armor would give reasons to choose other feats.As it's written, I can't imagine any character not wanting it.</blockquote>

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