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<blockquote data-quote="dvvega" data-source="post: 3019506" data-attributes="member: 524">You do realise that the defence roll is actually part of d20 as it stands.Everyone is assumed to be 'taking 10' on their defence thus you start with an AC of 10. All you are doing is changing that assumed value and rolling it.Now to your points about DR based on armour ...Unearthed Arcana has an optional rule (part of the SRD I think now) that halves the armour value of the armour and makes it DR. Thus an Armour Value of 5 would be AC +3 and DR 2/-.So that covers most of what you are thinking, the last bit is the slowing down of people in heavier armour.Strangely enough the maximum Dex bonus that heavier armours have is supposed to simulate that. It only really caters for slowing the wearing down in the AC department - you are restricted in movement thus you get less Dexterity bonus for your AC.I would use this as a guideline for your attack rolls as well. So use it for maximum attack bonus as well.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="dvvega, post: 3019506, member: 524"] You do realise that the defence roll is actually part of d20 as it stands. Everyone is assumed to be 'taking 10' on their defence thus you start with an AC of 10. All you are doing is changing that assumed value and rolling it. Now to your points about DR based on armour ... Unearthed Arcana has an optional rule (part of the SRD I think now) that halves the armour value of the armour and makes it DR. Thus an Armour Value of 5 would be AC +3 and DR 2/-. So that covers most of what you are thinking, the last bit is the slowing down of people in heavier armour. Strangely enough the maximum Dex bonus that heavier armours have is supposed to simulate that. It only really caters for slowing the wearing down in the AC department - you are restricted in movement thus you get less Dexterity bonus for your AC. I would use this as a guideline for your attack rolls as well. So use it for maximum attack bonus as well. [/QUOTE]

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