New Posts For Thread: Armor Remakehttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29415445/Armor_RemakeI have been tinkering with the armors a bit. I really disliked the armor list in the playtest for a number of reasons, these foremost being:* Armors are simply on a scale from better to worse.* Gold seem to be the balancing factor (which is odd for aHalf of any ability modifier is going to be a very, very small number that is hardly worth tracking in the majority of situations.[/quote]It's basically how AD&D was; ability mods for strength had a surprisingly small effect in battle, unless you hadhttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29415445/Armor_Remake?post_id=524962057#524962057Half of any ability modifier is going to be a very, very small number that is hardly worth tracking in the majority of situations.[/quote]It's basically how AD&D was; ability mods for strength had a surprisingly small effect in battle, unless you hadWed, 10 Oct 2012 16:17:33 -0500Yeah, maybe there should be a +4 Strength modifier cap for attack rolls (but not damage).http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29415445/Armor_Remake?post_id=524962031#524962031Yeah, maybe there should be a +4 Strength modifier cap for attack rolls (but not damage).Wed, 10 Oct 2012 16:16:35 -0500It was great, because you could have anything between a 9 and a 13 and you wouldn't feel penalized, unless someone else did have a 16+Even then, mods to hit were very small compared to the damage adjustment. I don't know if half as many people wouldhttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29415445/Armor_Remake?post_id=524961727#524961727It was great, because you could have anything between a 9 and a 13 and you wouldn't feel penalized, unless someone else did have a 16+Even then, mods to hit were very small compared to the damage adjustment. I don't know if half as many people wouldWed, 10 Oct 2012 16:08:53 -0500Half of any ability modifier is going to be a very, very small number that is hardly worth tracking in the majority of situations.[/quote]It's basically how AD&D was; ability mods for strength had a surprisingly small effect in battle, unless you hadhttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29415445/Armor_Remake?post_id=524961519#524961519Half of any ability modifier is going to be a very, very small number that is hardly worth tracking in the majority of situations.[/quote]It's basically how AD&D was; ability mods for strength had a surprisingly small effect in battle, unless you hadWed, 10 Oct 2012 16:01:23 -0500Half of any ability modifier is going to be a very, very small number that is hardly worth tracking in the majority of situations.http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29415445/Armor_Remake?post_id=524961249#524961249Half of any ability modifier is going to be a very, very small number that is hardly worth tracking in the majority of situations.Wed, 10 Oct 2012 15:52:22 -0500