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<blockquote data-quote="ECMO3" data-source="post: 9574017" data-attributes="member: 7030563">Bracers of Defense are Rare and give you a 15 AC (plus dex bonus)Studded Leather +1 is Rare and gives you a 13 AC, 2 points worse and equal to what Mage Armor gives with no magic items at all.To get a 15 with light armor, you need Legendary +3 Studded Leather.Other items (cloak of Protection, Staff of Power, Ring of Protection) boost AC equally and you start with a higher AC with Mage Armor, additionally a Robe of the Arch Magi will start you at 15, equal to Studded +3, at the same rarity, and it stacks with Bracers of Defense.As far as how often you see them in play, I have played a ton of 1-20 campaigns and found Bracers of Defense further often, further if you crafting you can make them relatively easily.&nbsp; Right now we are 10th level in one of my 2024 campaigns and the party has found 2 sets of Bracers of Defense, a ton of +1 suits of Armor of all types, and I think one set of +2 Studded that we sold.&nbsp; We also have had downtime and funds to craft Rare, but not Very Rare.I have found +1 Armor often, probably more often than BOD, but that doesn't give you any higher than straight Mage Armor.&nbsp; +2 probably not as often as BOD and RAW +2 Armor takes far more money and time to craft than BOD.&nbsp; I can't recall ever getting +3 Studded Leather in any campaign I have played and we have never had the time and money to craft it.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ECMO3, post: 9574017, member: 7030563"] Bracers of Defense are Rare and give you a 15 AC (plus dex bonus) Studded Leather +1 is Rare and gives you a 13 AC, 2 points worse and equal to what Mage Armor gives with no magic items at all. To get a 15 with light armor, you need Legendary +3 Studded Leather. Other items (cloak of Protection, Staff of Power, Ring of Protection) boost AC equally and you start with a higher AC with Mage Armor, additionally a Robe of the Arch Magi will start you at 15, equal to Studded +3, at the same rarity, and it stacks with Bracers of Defense. As far as how often you see them in play, I have played a ton of 1-20 campaigns and found Bracers of Defense further often, further if you crafting you can make them relatively easily. Right now we are 10th level in one of my 2024 campaigns and the party has found 2 sets of Bracers of Defense, a ton of +1 suits of Armor of all types, and I think one set of +2 Studded that we sold. We also have had downtime and funds to craft Rare, but not Very Rare. I have found +1 Armor often, probably more often than BOD, but that doesn't give you any higher than straight Mage Armor. +2 probably not as often as BOD and RAW +2 Armor takes far more money and time to craft than BOD. I can't recall ever getting +3 Studded Leather in any campaign I have played and we have never had the time and money to craft it. [/QUOTE]

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