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<blockquote data-quote="RogueJK" data-source="post: 118812" data-attributes="member: 170">I agree that the AC Smackdown does have some holes, the most notable one being his abundance of magic items.&nbsp; However, even without some of the Tomes and without straight 18s for stats, he would still have a formidable AC.&nbsp; Without any of the bonuses from stats (not even Dex), he would still have an AC of 65!So, bump some of the Tomes down to +2 or so, lower some of the bonuses from the various Gloves of Dexterity/Cloaks of Charisma/etc., and drop the base ability scores to 14-16... you're still looking at an AC of around 100.Also, you seemed to miss a couple of things:1.&nbsp; He isn't 20th level...&nbsp; He's 18th.&nbsp; When I removed the 2 levels of Psion, I didn't replace them with anything.&nbsp; You could easily add 2 levels of Fighter (for a BAB increase and 2 extra feats) to make him 20th level, but as it stands, he's 18th. 2.&nbsp; The 52 remaining skill points don't take into account his extra skill points if you make him human, or any of the extra points from Intelligence.&nbsp; That ought to help a lot.&nbsp; And his max ranks for class skills would be 21, since he's 18th level.3.&nbsp; His BAB at level 10 would be 1+2+2+0+2= +7/+2.&nbsp; That's the same as a Rogue, Cleric, Bard, or Monk of equal level, and better than a Wizard or Sorceror.&nbsp; Plus, he has the ability to heal and buff himself already, and his saves will be higher than most other characters, thanks to his Divine Grace ability.4.&nbsp; He doesn't have 6 classes.&nbsp; He only has 3 classes, and 2 prestige classes.&nbsp; The character, as a whole, still makes sense, though.&nbsp; He's a lightly armored, highly dexterous holy warrior.&nbsp; All of the classes fit this concept, since all but the Duelist have a religious bent to them.&nbsp; The Duelist levels are added to complement and highlight his fighting style.Overall, I think the character would do fine at most levels.&nbsp; He might not be as good as a straight fighter at the low-to-middling levels, (around 6th or so) but any other time, he is just as good, if not better than, a character of equal level.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="RogueJK, post: 118812, member: 170"] I agree that the AC Smackdown does have some holes, the most notable one being his abundance of magic items. However, even without some of the Tomes and without straight 18s for stats, he would still have a formidable AC. Without [B]any[/B] of the bonuses from stats (not even Dex), he would still have an AC of 65! So, bump some of the Tomes down to +2 or so, lower some of the bonuses from the various Gloves of Dexterity/Cloaks of Charisma/etc., and drop the base ability scores to 14-16... you're still looking at an AC of around 100. Also, you seemed to miss a couple of things: 1. He isn't 20th level... He's 18th. When I removed the 2 levels of Psion, I didn't replace them with anything. You could easily add 2 levels of Fighter (for a BAB increase and 2 extra feats) to make him 20th level, but as it stands, he's 18th. 2. The 52 remaining skill points don't take into account his extra skill points if you make him human, or any of the extra points from Intelligence. That ought to help a lot. And his max ranks for class skills would be 21, since he's 18th level. 3. His BAB at level 10 would be 1+2+2+0+2= +7/+2. That's the same as a Rogue, Cleric, Bard, or Monk of equal level, and better than a Wizard or Sorceror. Plus, he has the ability to heal and buff himself already, and his saves will be higher than most other characters, thanks to his Divine Grace ability. 4. He doesn't have 6 classes. He only has 3 classes, and 2 prestige classes. The character, as a whole, still makes sense, though. He's a lightly armored, highly dexterous holy warrior. All of the classes fit this concept, since all but the Duelist have a religious bent to them. The Duelist levels are added to complement and highlight his fighting style. Overall, I think the character would do fine at most levels. He might not be as good as a straight fighter at the low-to-middling levels, (around 6th or so) but any other time, he is just as good, if not better than, a character of equal level. [/QUOTE]

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