That's why I respected to high dex. I figured since I prefer med armor and short sword I might as well. It’s quite cool, I'm really happy with my character and I never would have thought to do it.
If you have high DEX, you may want to look into light armor, possibly. Medium armor caps the bonus you receive from dexterity to +2, which amounts to a DEX of 14. Light armor in contrast applies the full dexterity bonus. So if you have a dexterity of 18, you would get a +4 dexterity modifier for your armor class. I think that in many cases, medium armor is still superior, but it’s something to consider.
