Post/Author/DateTime	Post
strngr11 01-17-06, 12:12 AM	2 questions about dex penalties and AC: 1) do dex penalties lower your AC? (i assume that they do, but if they dont the next question is irrelivent) 2) if you have a negative dex modifier, and you are caught flat-footed, does your AC go up? thanks in advance
TheGregorian 01-17-06, 12:24 AM	yes and yes. If you're a clumsy Oaf (with a -2 to Dex) you take a negative two to your AC from that all the time... if you're flat footed... you still take the negative 2... kinda sucks, don't it?
strngr11 01-17-06, 12:29 AM	lol yes it does suck, and that is what i thought originally, but my friends think that when you are flat-footed your dex penalty shoudl not apply, and your AC would go up... o.O.... my pally sure caused a few laughs... thanks for the quick responce
Nom 01-17-06, 01:42 AM	When flat-footed, you lose your Dex bonus to AC. Penalties stay. Think of it as moving slowly and predictably. Being flat-footed doesn't make you move faster.
Sluagh 01-17-06, 03:43 PM	When flat-footed, you lose your Dex bonus to AC. Penalties stay. Think of it as moving slowly and predictably. Being flat-footed doesn't make you move faster. There ya go.
Tuah 01-17-06, 07:23 PM	Though, since someone that clumsy wouldn't be trying to defend against someone, they wouldn't think to do anything and wouldn't be falling over themselves, right?
Ranger REG 01-18-06, 02:52 AM	yes and yes. Umm... shouldn't it be yes to #1 and no to #2?