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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Nonlethal Force" data-source="post: 3193795" data-attributes="member: 35788">Moonstone, please note that my comparison from +1 armor to +5 armor is in reference to an earlier post.  It was not my example, it was the example given by an earlier poster: Enforcer.  My post was simply responding to their original comparison of +1 to +5 armor.  And part of my reply includes the idea that I think the comparison of +1 armor to +5 armor is not really a good one to base any premise on.Regarding the max DEX comments, you are certainly welcome to your opinion.  But with all the magical boosting items and their relatively inexpensive cost with regard to benefits a character should be able to arrive at the max DEX allowed by any give armor.  The max DEX of a chain shirt is only +4.  All a character needs for that is a DEX of 14 and a magical item that boosts DEX by +4.  That shouldn't stretch the imagination any or break anyone's bank.  It shouldn't also cut into CON or STR too harshly.My original point was to Enforcer that the argument saying a Chain Shirt +5 on a Soulknife is equivilant to a fighter's full plate +1 is not a logical one.  A fighter should be able to make the max DEX allowed at +1, received the +8 from the armor, and receive any magical bonus.  Best case scenario (without paying for Mithril) is a +14 from DEX and armor.  A Soulknife shouldn't have much trouble making the +4 max DEX, the +4 for the chain shirt, and the magical bonus.  So, best case scenario is that they get a +13 (without paying for Mithril).  Between a +13 and a +14 I just don't see a large advantage.</blockquote>

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