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===Armor Bonus to AC=== | ===Armor Bonus to AC=== | ||
The entire POINT of wearing armor is that it grants a native, non-magical, Armor Bonus to the Armor Class of the user. Even better, this armor bonus is always on, it cannot be negated in any way, and if you are willing to wear the heavier armors and shields, it can be extremely large. War Plate and a Tower Shield, without any other bonuses at all, can get a typical character to an AC of 24, which is...pretty incredibly good. As an added benefit, Armor is not worn in a 'normal' magic item slot, which means that if you wear armor, you get the benefits of an 'extra' magic item, and it is a really nice item, as Armor Properties can be applied to Armor (and only armor) which can be really, really nice. And on top of that, Armor can be made out of Dweomermetals, which adds another entire stack of amazing effects. Armor is very, very nice indeed. Of course, all these great benefits come with some pretty heavy downsides, so there are tradeoffs to all these sorts of things. | The entire POINT of wearing armor is that it grants a native, non-magical, Armor Bonus to the Armor Class of the user. Even better, this armor bonus is always on, it cannot be negated in any way, and if you are willing to wear the heavier armors and shields, it can be extremely large. War Plate and a Tower Shield, without any other bonuses at all, can get a typical level 1 character to an AC of 24, which is...pretty incredibly good. As an added benefit, Armor is not worn in a 'normal' magic item slot, which means that if you wear armor, you get the benefits of an 'extra' magic item, and it is a really nice item, as Armor Properties can be applied to Armor (and only armor) which can be really, really nice. And on top of that, Armor can be made out of Dweomermetals, which adds another entire stack of amazing effects. Armor is very, very nice indeed. Of course, all these great benefits come with some pretty heavy downsides, so there are tradeoffs to all these sorts of things. | ||
===Penalty to Dexterity Bonus to AC=== | ===Penalty to Dexterity Bonus to AC=== | ||