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<blockquote data-quote="KarinsDad" data-source="post: 5131909" data-attributes="member: 2011"><p>Ok, I'll only address this point. When one makes this false assumption to begin with, then their entire starting point is offset.</p><p></p><p></p><p>PHB (assuming 18 AC stat primary, 16 secondary):</p><p></p><p>16: Cleric</p><p>17: Fighter two handed weapon</p><p>19: Fighter with heavy shield</p><p>18: Paladin two handed weapon</p><p>20: Paladin with heavy shield</p><p>16: Melee Ranger</p><p>17: Ranged Ranger</p><p>16: Rogue</p><p>17: Warlock (concealment which is nearly every round)</p><p>17: Warlord</p><p>14: Wizard</p><p></p><p>Mean: 17</p><p>Median: 17</p><p>Mode: 17</p><p></p><p>Even putting in an average AC for the classes that vary:</p><p></p><p>16: Cleric</p><p>18: Fighter</p><p>19: Paladin</p><p>16.5: Ranger</p><p>16: Rogue</p><p>17: Warlock (concealment)</p><p>17: Warlord</p><p>14: Wizard</p><p></p><p>Mean: 16.69</p><p>Median: 16.75</p><p>Mode: 16, 17</p><p></p><p>Except for Wizard, the average AC is not 16. The LOWEST AC is 16.</p><p></p><p>If one looks at other splat books overall, the ACs (and hit points, etc.) for most of those classes are actually a bit higher than most of the PHB ones.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="KarinsDad, post: 5131909, member: 2011"] Ok, I'll only address this point. When one makes this false assumption to begin with, then their entire starting point is offset. PHB (assuming 18 AC stat primary, 16 secondary): 16: Cleric 17: Fighter two handed weapon 19: Fighter with heavy shield 18: Paladin two handed weapon 20: Paladin with heavy shield 16: Melee Ranger 17: Ranged Ranger 16: Rogue 17: Warlock (concealment which is nearly every round) 17: Warlord 14: Wizard Mean: 17 Median: 17 Mode: 17 Even putting in an average AC for the classes that vary: 16: Cleric 18: Fighter 19: Paladin 16.5: Ranger 16: Rogue 17: Warlock (concealment) 17: Warlord 14: Wizard Mean: 16.69 Median: 16.75 Mode: 16, 17 Except for Wizard, the average AC is not 16. The LOWEST AC is 16. If one looks at other splat books overall, the ACs (and hit points, etc.) for most of those classes are actually a bit higher than most of the PHB ones. [/QUOTE]
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