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Message: <blockquote data-quote="The Crimson Binome" data-source="post: 6505267" data-attributes="member: 6775031">Really? I could have sworn that there was an option to fight defensively in AD&D, taking a fairly large penalty to hit and a level-based bonus to AC. Or maybe you had to spend your action to defend that way in AD&D... it's been a while. In 3.x, parry skill (beyond just natural ability) was gated behind a feat that allowed you to trade BAB for AC (or various feats, class abilities, etc).In any case, dodge/parry ability was also covered by Dex bonus to AC in every edition. Not to say that the 4E level-bonus to AC wasn't appreciated, but it was hardly the first mechanic to try and represent dodge/parry skill.With 3.5, in particular, it was pretty easy to determine what every little mechanic was supposed to represent.</blockquote>