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Old 03-17-2019, 10:45 AM
Solist Solist is offline
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Originally Posted by DMN [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]
I put a premium on hitpoints for all my casters back in the day since all that matters usually is not dying. AC may reduce a small amount of damage( and be more efficient over a long period of time), but I highly doubt it reduces enough to make up for a similar quality HP item when going from full health down to zero HP in a short burst of damage. And AC does nothing to mitigate spell damage.
AC now is significantly more valuable than any ‘back in the day’ anecdotes. It actually works. Those -15ac earrings are almost exclusively a rogue/bard item.