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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Daniel D. Fox" data-source="post: 3807429" data-attributes="member: 55033">As an example, here's what I've done in my own campaign to simplify armor:Technically, the specific armor kind isn't even necessary (outside of flavor). Overall reduction of penalties, while highlighting the benefits of armor type, would be more simplistic and easier for newer players to reference (instead of recalling what AC brigandine or splint has off the top of your head). By averaging the armor values and modifying them slightly, here is what I have come up with:Light Armor AC: 2Max Dex = character level +3Armor Check Penalty = -1Movement Penalty = noneMedium Armor AC: 4Max Dex = character level +1Armor Check Penalty = -2Movement Penalty = 1 squareHeavy Armor AC: 8 Max Dex = character level +0Armor Check Penalty = -4Movement Penalty = 2 squaresLight Shield AC: 1Armor Check Penalty = -1Medium Shield AC: 2Armor Check Penalty = -2Heavy Shield AC: 3Armor Check Penalty = -3Tower Shield AC: 4 or full coverArmor Check Penalty = -4Masterwork would allow an additional +1 Max Dex bonus and reduce the Armor Check penalty by +1</blockquote>