Barbarians should have starter AC of 10+Dex+Con because they have Unarmored Defense. So, Ragzlin, I would expect, should have an AC of maybe 14 or 15 (10+Dex of maybe 1+Con of maybe 3 or 4).
Depends ... If Ragzlin is 15Str, 15Dex, 17(+2 Racial)Con, 8Wis, 9(+1 Racial)Int, 8Cha ...
That would make him 10 + 2 + 3 ... 15 ... since he dont have Shield (his loss ... but you see? nobody cares that he is not using "most effective options for his class") Also when Raging he would have "resistance to bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing damage" ... quite important part.
Originally Posted by GM4Him
Shadowheart should start with Leather because she is supposed to be a cleric of Shar of the domain of Trickery. Can she wear Scale? Yes, but Scale provides a Disadvantage to stealth rolls.
Scale indeed does ... But Breastplate does not while providing same AC ... so i would say that Shadowheart's custom armor does not violate any rule ... maybe except being named wrong.
So, one could argue that Minthara is of the Trickery domain and Leather is therefore appropriate. Leather + 1 then works for her. OK. I can maybe live with that. However, if that is the case then they need to rework her stats. She should have high Dex and low Strength. She should be equipped with a Shortsword or Rapier, for she would be more proficient with a Finesse weapon than a Mace because she could then hit better with a Finesse weapon.
I agree ... That would be much better in every way.
Originally Posted by GM4Him
So, if they are going that route, she should have like Dex 16 at least and would thus have AC 12 for her Drow Leather Armor + 3 for Dex + 2 for her shield = 17 AC total. She should also then be using more trickery based spells and attacks, slipping into shadows, using Invoke Duplicity, etc, and again, she should be using a Finesse weapon to hit better with. She'd gain a +3 just for her Dex with a Finesse weapon as opposed to like a +1 for Mace.
Still ... sounds good to me.
Originally Posted by GM4Him
You could also argue that maybe she's a strong cleric of the trickery domain and not particularly awesome at stealth and other trickery domain abilities. Okay. Fine. She has higher strength than dex and uses a mace. If you don't have a high Dex, then it is stupid to have Leather armor. If her dex only provides a +1 or +2, then it is best to give her Scale Mail + 1 for a base of 16 AC + 1 or 2 Dex. Then give her a shield and make it harder to hit her.
What are you talking about? She have shield. You adressed the problem corectly here ... she is cleric, but obviously not exactly clever one. :P
Originally Posted by GM4Him
But regardless, the problem I have is that Minthara is not a starter character. She's an experienced person at Level 5. She should not be given some basic starter equipment. Clerics can wear Medium Armor at the very least. So even if she's of the trickery domain, she can still wear a Breastplate + 1
I collored the most important word in this sentence.
Originally Posted by GM4Him
total of 18 or 19 AC, assuming she'd have only a base shield and not a Shield + 1, which wouldn't be a huge deal for a boss to have.
If you read the post abowe ... i allready agreed with AC 18 ... So why are we even keeping this conversation exactly?
I still dont understand why cant we change Race for our hirelings. Lets us play Githyanki as racist as they trully are!
