Sitara said:Judt wondering if anyone has played/seen played a wizar din full plate, and with a heavy shield. Not the height of optimization Iknow, but doable and MAY have hidden benefits.
Uhm, no. The "next highest Wizard" is going to have 30 int and have spent one feat to get leather, giving them (wait for it) a base AC of +14. Heavy armour for builds that actually get int or dex as a primary or secondary stat never really "pays off".Old Gumphrey said:This sort of thing won't really pay off until epic levels, when Godplate is packing a +14 base armor bonus, and you're 12 AC up from the next highest wizard. The imagery is awesome, though, and I'll be doing this with my dwarf warlock if I ever get to stop DMing [although I'm using scale and a light shield, to avoid the check penalties, save feats, and be able to wield a warhammer in one hand (for OA) and a rod in the other (for burninating)].
DLichen said:...though if you're going for the gish route...
And a smart player of a wizard will stop at Hide armor at the highest.generalhenry said:what's the point? a smart wizard shouldn't be having his AC targeted often.
Zurai said:And a smart player of a wizard will stop at Hide armor at the highest.
Why waste 3 feats to get no benefit other than a different (and non-synergistic) selection of magical armor types?