tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569613471183362572.post4984489460284063760..comments2024-02-25T08:35:09.242-05:00Comments on Sword and Board: My one wish about S&WDanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04732052814850525574noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569613471183362572.post-79250320806573830032010-06-06T21:06:01.979-04:002010-06-06T21:06:01.979-04:00I rather like the DEX = AAC thing. It's very m...I rather like the DEX = AAC thing. It's very much suited for both swashbuckling campaigns and for those less-than-serious sword and sorcery campaigns where everyone's running around half-naked (and it's a quite welcome boost to magic user survivability at the lower levels). I'd grant unarmored fighters and clerics a +1 bonus to DEX-based AAC if they're using a shield though -- but that's just me.Dragishawkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03280396128385847641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569613471183362572.post-53681938551712207792010-05-31T11:14:45.743-04:002010-05-31T11:14:45.743-04:00Use Dex as alternate AAC.
Players can use the bet...Use Dex as alternate AAC.<br /><br />Players can use the better of: armor class, or Dex, as their AAC, but they cant combine them. That is you dont get a dex bonus on top of your armor, nor do you get an armor bonus on your dex.Aaron E. Steelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07789462075611254929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569613471183362572.post-83173102237786430702010-05-20T20:09:44.902-04:002010-05-20T20:09:44.902-04:00I like the greaves, breastplate, etc. suggestion. ...I like the greaves, breastplate, etc. suggestion. I might just have to use that sometime.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04732052814850525574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569613471183362572.post-88547019826478399112010-05-20T19:20:54.947-04:002010-05-20T19:20:54.947-04:00One dislisked word: encumbrance.One dislisked word: encumbrance.Randallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13879930955049101533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569613471183362572.post-2853466688762771932010-05-19T05:01:38.745-04:002010-05-19T05:01:38.745-04:00The other way to look at it is that the 'plate...The other way to look at it is that the 'plate armour' isn't high medieval full plate, but a panoply of bronze greaves,vambraces, breastplate, and a Corinthian helmet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569613471183362572.post-13592337479424996642010-05-18T23:56:10.847-04:002010-05-18T23:56:10.847-04:00You could try 'Messing about with boats' o...You could try 'Messing about with boats' or any other occasion where swimming or at least not plunging to the bottom.<br /><br />Or a race of blind creatures with fantastic hearing. Sort of reinforces Al's point.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569613471183362572.post-1363418734006684032010-05-18T19:57:31.762-04:002010-05-18T19:57:31.762-04:00With no official thief class in S&W, that mean...With no official thief class in S&W, that means everyone's a thief, as in, everyone gets a chance to move silently, hide in shadows, etc. But not if they're stomping around in plate mail. Emphasize what the characters are giving up in exchange for those few points of AC (my advice at least!:)<br /><br />Of course, if all else fails, you do control what's available for sale at the local armory...Alhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01682401446176099294noreply@blogger.com