Super-Duper AC Man Returns!

[Rowenstin]

This idea come from a thread in wizards forums.

Take a 20 level character, which is at least a level 8 egoist or level 9 psion. Take the psychofeedback power.

Buy 30400 dull gray ioun stones.

Extract 1 power point from each stone (you can do it according to the page 122 in PsiHB) and use all available power points (roughly, more than 30700) to boost your dex modifier by at least 15350.

We can start from that point and add prestige clasees and such.

 

[SpikeyFreak]

Just because wotc doesn't actually read the books they publish it doesn't mean we don't have to.

LOL

If you write a book, you don't have to read it to know what it says, so I guess you could be right.

--Laughing Spikey

 

[Bill Muench]

Sheesh, I saw 27 replies and was all excited. Then I saw it was all about Mage Armor/Bracers. If you really feel the need to debate whether monks can use bracers, mind taking it elsewhere? Thanks.

1. Monks can wear bracers without restriction. If you don't like it, well, um, that's nice. And as has been noted, Bracers +10 are legal and in print (I believe that the Simbul has a pair also).

2. I meant to remove that line about not having an XP penalty and forgot. (slaps forehead) I'll go do that now...

3. I thought about adding Forsaker, but then he couldn't use any magic, and well, that would kind of screw things up.

4. He may have trouble casting the Shield of Faith scroll, but who says he has to cast it? Have his 20th level buddy cleric do it (because as we all know, everyone needs a cleric ).

Remember, this is an exercise in what is possible, not what is probable. He'd also have to roll '4' about 30 times on those buffing spells for this to work. Does that mean that this whole exercise is pointless? Maybe. But I find it amusing that you can get a 201 AC.

Overall this doesn't mean much in a real game situation. I'm just going with what is possible.

 

[AGGEMAM]

LOL

If you write a book, you don't have to read it to know what it says, so I guess you could be right.

--Laughing Spikey

Very true or rather it would be true if all the books, errata, sage advice, adventures, etc. were written by the same person or team.

 

[hong]

And as you probably know I have already seen those *shrug*.

I don't see any of my points proven wrong by that.

Just because wotc doesn't actually read the books they publish it doesn't mean we don't have to.

Right. So, on the two sides, we have:
- a guy who, by his own admission, knows English as his 3rd language, and didn't even know what "tangible" meant until he came across it in the PHB;
- the people who wrote the rulebooks for D&D, along with most everybody else.

I can see whose credibility is on the line here.

 

[AGGEMAM]

Sheesh, I saw 27 replies and was all excited. Then I saw it was all about Mage Armor/Bracers. If you really feel the need to debate whether monks can use bracers, mind taking it elsewhere? Thanks.

Oh, sorry for hi-jacking your thread. I have simply pointed that I feel the description is somewhat ambigious. And all I have been shown in return are wotc examples *shrug*.

Bye

 

[wolff96]

This idea come from a thread in wizards forums.

Take a 20 level character, which is at least a level 8 egoist or level 9 psion. Take the psychofeedback power.

Buy 30400 dull gray ioun stones.

Extract 1 power point from each stone (you can do it according to the page 122 in PsiHB) and use all available power points (roughly, more than 30700) to boost your dex modifier by at least 15350.

We can start from that point and add prestige clasees and such.

Does this guy even need AC? 30,000+ stones whirling around him out to give total cover anyway, before you start calculating AC.

 

[AGGEMAM]

Right. So, on the two sides, we have:
- a guy who, by his own admission, knows English as his 3rd language, and didn't even know what "tangible" meant until he came across it in the PHB;
- the people who wrote the rulebooks for D&D, along with most everybody else.

I can see whose credibility is on the line here.

Ok Bill, last post I promise.

Rest assured, Hong, that it is 18 years ago I read the (1st Ed) PHB. And as you and everybody else can see I have reasonable grasp of contemporary English.

Whose credibility is one the line? Mine? Are you serious?

 

[hong]

Rest assured, Hong, that it is 18 years ago I read the (1st Ed) PHB. And as you and everybody else can see I have reasonable grasp of contemporary English.

In this case, it's failing you. Or perhaps this has been a demonstration that one's command of a language is no barrier to obstinacy.

Whose credibility is one the line? Mine? Are you serious?

Wake up and smell the daisies already.

And BTW, if you keep *shrugging*, your arms will fall off.

 

[Iku Rex]

Some comments...

Twin Sword Style gives an armor bonus that will not stack with Bracers of Armor. (Technically it only stacks with the armor bonus from armor and shield.)

Greater Aspect of the Deity lists +4 Wis for the Half-Fiend template. This is an error in DotF (it's supposed to be +0).



Greater Aspect of the Deity also gives you a +1 natural armor increase. (Not a +1 bonus.) I think this can be added to the +5 natural armor from the other potion?

Since you're using a lot of high-level spells you can't cast yourself anyway, you may as well throw in Divine Power (BAB = +20) and possibly a Tenser's Transformation (from a caster level 20 Miracle), for a total BAB of +30. (To be used with Superior Expertise.)

Armor of Darkness (FRCS) gives a maximum Deflection bonus of +8.

And if you really want to go crazy with the stat bonuses you should take a look at how many Empowers you can get with a maxed out Spelldancer (MoF).