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How does __(Dexterity) vs. AC work?
I'm working through the new Red Box, and have ended up with a character with the at-will Bump And Run power.
The attack is listed as
__ (Dexterity) vs. AC
Is this just a straight comparison of ...
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How do you calculate THAC0?
So, I get what THAC0 stands for (To Hit Armour Class 0) but it's not something I ever used when playing way back when - we just pored over the to hit tables all the time, manually worked out ...
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Armor as DR alternate rules: Do untyped AC bonuses apply to Defense or DR?
I'm starting a Pathfinder Campaign with the alternate rule for armor as damage reduction. I'm just wondering what gets changed to damage reduction and what stays defense. For example, a shield's AC ...
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Armor's effect on skills
If I read this correctly then it means that the armor I choose will affect my Dex and Str based skills.
Any armor heavier than leather, as well as any shield, hurts a character's ability to use ...
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Does Armor have a base +1 AC if made for tiny creatures?
According to the Armor for Unusual Creatures table, tiny or smaller creatures receive half the AC from armor. So what happens to the armor bonus when the armor bonus is only +1?
For example, Gnome ...
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Plate armor question
I was playing around with the Character Builder and noticed an oddity with my level 7 half-orc Knight:
My character with no armor has a net AC of 16 [10 +3 (half level) +2 (heavy shield) +1 (dex)].
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