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Stryfe_Raven 08-17-04, 06:45 AM	for all of you tired of human tanks in +10 full-plate armor I present Defensive feats for you quick and nimble warriors DEFENSIVE TRAINING [GENERAL] Benefit: You gain a +1 defense bonus to your AC at level one and every 5 levels there after (maxium +5 at level 20). These bonuses to AC apply even against touch attacks or when the character is flat-footed. They loses these bonuses when they are immobilized or helpless, when they are wearing armor heavyer then light, carring more then a light load or when using more then a buckler.. Normal: Only armor increases AC Special: This bonus stacks with the natural bonus of the Monk. A fighter may select Defensive training as one of his fighter bonus feats. IMPROVED DEFENSIVE TRAINING [GENERAL] Prerequisite: Defensive traning Benefit: Your Defense bonus increases by +1 this stacks with the benefits granted by Defensive training. Normal: Only armor increases AC Special: This bonus stacks with the natural bonus of the Monk. A fighter may select Improved defensive training as one of his fighter bonus feats GREATER DEFENSIVE TRAINING [GENERAL] Prerequisite: Defensive traning, Improved defensive training Benefit: Your Defense bonus increases by +2 this stacks with the benefits granted by Defensive training. Normal: Only armor increases AC Special: This bonus stacks with the natural bonus of the Monk. A fighter may select Greater defensive training as one of his fighter bonus feats EXPERT DEFENSIVE TRAINING [GENERAL] Prerequisite: Defensive traning, Improved defensive training, Greater defensive training. Benefit: Your Defense bonus increases by +2 this stacks with the benefits granted by Defensive training. Normal: Only armor increases AC Special: This bonus stacks with the natural bonus of the Monk. A fighter may select Expert defensive training as one of his fighter bonus feats With all four feats a normal characters defense bonus is only +10, a monks would be +14 before wisdom modifier.
Nuntius128 08-17-04, 10:55 AM	hmm... I like em. I don't know how balanced they are, but very nicely done. Since they apply to Touch attacks, would that make them Dodge Bonuses?
jkovacik 08-17-04, 11:08 AM	I like the idea. I'd personally change it as follows, though. (Added BAB prereqs and removed the level-dependent effects, since most feats don't have that mechanic.) DEFENSIVE TRAINING [GENERAL] Benefit: +1 Insight bonus to AC. This bonus is lost if the user is in medium or heavy armor. A fighter may select Defensive training as one of his fighter bonus feats. IMPROVED DEFENSIVE TRAINING [GENERAL] Prerequisite: Defensive traning, BAB +4 Benefit: +3 Insight bonus to AC. This bonus is lost if the user is in medium or heavy armor. (Note that this bonus superceeds the bonus from Defensive Training.) A fighter may select Improved defensive training as one of his fighter bonus feats. GREATER DEFENSIVE TRAINING [GENERAL] Prerequisite: Improved defensive training, BAB +8 Benefit: +5 Insight bonus to AC. This bonus is lost if the user is in medium or heavy armor. (Note that this bonus superceeds the bonus from Improved Defensive Training.) A fighter may select Greater defensive training as one of his fighter bonus feats. EXPERT DEFENSIVE TRAINING [GENERAL] Prerequisite: Greater defensive training, BAB +12 Benefit: +7 Insight bonus to AC. This bonus is lost if the user is in medium or heavy armor. (Note that this bonus superceeds the bonus from Greater Defensive Training.) A fighter may select Expert defensive training as one of his fighter bonus feats. Edit: Note that a warrior in mithril chain mail +5 has an AC only 3 lower than full plate, and with this, they would actually have an AC 4 better than the full-plate warrior, without the movement penalties.