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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Errant" data-source="post: 2545461" data-attributes="member: 1926">Thats all well and good assuming you're focusing on attacking Jack, but what if I want to maximize my AC instead?I'd like to play a Fighter more specialized in defensive shield use & combat moves like disarming,  & tripping etc. Someone that uses his skill, rather than brute force, to disable his opponents while dodging or deflecting their attacks. The feats are there for the attacks, but I don't see many to boost my defense.Yes, sure, Rings of Protection, Amulets of Natural Armor etc are all well & good, but excluding magic, if I'm a straight fighter, to boost my AC I'm currently limited to armor, shield, Dex, Dodge & Combat Expertise feats. Plenty of ways to boost your attacking options, not much to boost defense.Shields can be a huge component of your AC, but what can you do without magic to make better defensive use of them?Do I really just have to resort to house rules?</blockquote>