Sorcerer Armor Class

[Dylos_Moon]

10 base
13 +5 Twilight Mithril Full Plate (good luck finding it though)(Note: 15% Arcane Spell Failure, I do not recommend this for non-elves)
01 Armor Ritual
03 (dex)
07 +5 Twilight Mithril Heavy Shield
01 Shield Ritual
02 Chaosguarde
03 Chattering Ring
03 Barkskin pot or Ring of Balance
01 Dodge feat
05 Protection Item
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49 AC
+4 Shroud Insight Item
+2 Daggertooth's Belt (+2 Max Dex bonus to armor)
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55
+1 Haste
+2 Ranger Bark
+2 Recitation
+5 Paladin With maxed AC Aura
+4 Bard Song
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69

[Desteria]

10 base
13 +5 Twilight Mithril Full Plate (good luck finding it though)(Note: 15% Arcane Spell Failure, I do not recommend this for non-elves)
01 Armor Ritual
03 (dex)
07 +5 Twilight Mithril Heavy Shield
01 Shield Ritual
02 Chaosguarde
03 Chattering Ring
03 Barkskin pot or Ring of Balance
01 Dodge feat
05 Protection Item
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49 AC
+4 Shroud Insight Item
+2 Daggertooth's Belt (+2 Max Dex bonus to armor)
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55
+1 Haste
+2 Ranger Bark
+2 Recitation
+5 Paladin With maxed AC Aura
+4 Bard Song
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69

Nice AC BUT you have given up 2 hand slots 1 ring slot 1 armor slot 1 bracer slot, a few(bunch) of AP's and either a level or some feats add that all up and your castign power will have taking a HUGE hit sicne you simply can not fit every thing in the avalible item slots at this point.

That is imo NOT a sorc any more it;s soem kind of battle caster, and should have a high str and plan to melel a lto ro something though it;s a S&B sooo realyl what was the point of meleeing again.......

[Mindspat]

Nice AC BUT you have given up 2 hand slots 1 ring slot 1 armor slot 1 bracer slot, a few(bunch) of AP's and either a level or some feats add that all up and your castign power will have taking a HUGE hit sicne you simply can not fit every thing in the avalible item slots at this point.

That is imo NOT a sorc any more it;s soem kind of battle caster, and should have a high str and plan to melel a lto ro something though it;s a S&B sooo realyl what was the point of meleeing again.......

Not really giving anythihng up if it supports your play style and functions around a synergetic theme. On the other hand, the 1 point gained from the Dodge Feat isn't nearly as beneficial in raw terms of surviability as a few other options. Then you have the issue with skill check penalty in the Medium armor without profecientcy in it. I suppose a character like this would have a very low Dex and a high Con?

With the Seven Fingered Gloves the previously quoted AC option would bring the Casting Failure to 0% with all the AP spent in Arcane Fluidity. It might be more beneficial to go for the dex bonus from a Mithril chain shirt and the reduced spell failure which would also free up 8-9 AP you would need for Arcane Fluidty and a feat needed to do anything other then stand there with the full plate, but you still need a Feat in Light Armor Prof to fully benefit.

Is there a sweet spot for AC builds like these before having to overcompensate with AP and Feats to make a character mildly usable?

p.s. Everyone knows that the Torc' gives spell points back even if you don't take dmg right?

[Dylos_Moon]

Not really giving anythihng up if it supports your play style and functions around a synergetic theme. On the other hand, the 1 point gained from the Dodge Feat isn't nearly as beneficial in raw terms of surviability as a few other options. Then you have the issue with skill check penalty in the Medium armor without profecientcy in it. I suppose a character like this would have a very low Dex and a high Con?

With the Seven Fingered Gloves the previously quoted AC option would bring the Casting Failure to 0% with all the AP spent in Arcane Fluidity. It might be more beneficial to go for the dex bonus from a Mithril chain shirt and the reduced spell failure which would also free up 8-9 AP you would need for Arcane Fluidty and a feat needed to do anything other then stand there with the full plate, but you still need a Feat in Light Armor Prof to fully benefit.

Is there a sweet spot for AC builds like these before having to overcompensate with AP and Feats to make a character mildly usable?

p.s. Everyone knows that the Torc' gives spell points back even if you don't take dmg right?

Actually, its Fanged Gloves plus all 3 enhancements or Seven Fingered Gloves + First Enhancement only, which means 2AP with Seven Fingered, and I think 12 with Fanged Gloves.

And yes, it uses up Weapon, Shield, Armor, Bracers, Gloves, Boots (Dex Item incase you don't full it up all the way), Belt, Necklace (Protection Possibly greensteel), Cloak (Cha), and either 1 or both rings (Chattering and Seal of Earth so you don't have to carry a billion bark pots) Leaving Helmet and Goggles open, both of which could be Greensteel to give Lore for +crit chance or SP. Also, if you don't care about 1 AC point, you don't need dodge, and you can always use the +4 Twilight Heavy Shield of the Magi/GFL from the Shield Pieces. The AC I put above can absolutely be done with a pure sorc, with 0% arcane spell failure, and just about anything else they want, though losing 1-2 points here or there to make it a better caster would obviously happen.