Your Take on this Level based Defense bonus Idea is it Unbalanced. [Archive] - Wizards Community

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Stryfe_Raven

08-19-06, 10:39 PM
I just got the Judge Dread rpg published by Mongoose and it had a intreasting idea for adding a level based Defense bonus without adding a additional defense bonus.

Here it is
AC = 10 + Base Defense (BD = Reflex save + Dex modifier) +Armor bonus + Misc

Instead of having a Maxium dex bonus, armor and sheilds instead have a max defense bonus with armor working as damage reduction and granting a smaller armor bonus.

Now my question if I wanted to use this varation in D&D would it be balanced with using the armor as Damage reduction varation ?