Quote Originally Posted by Jaid314 View Post
doesn't need to be 5/-, just needs to be 5 (or more) / something the other guy can't break.

so for example, invulnerability? not all that hard to get, available at level 4, useful until about level 10ish. stoneskin? available in scroll form at level 5, in spell form at level 7 or 8. hammerblock, spearblock, axeblock? not all that hard to find. barbarians will have some simply from class levels, warforged can have 4/adamantine innate from enhancements + armor feat, bloodrage symbiont is available at level 7 (albeit with drawbacks and is somewhat rare)... not that hard to get really. you can just find 5 dr on vendor trash. i suppose if you're deliberately comparing people who have crappy gear, you might have something. or if you're comparing people who normally don't bother with defense. i suppose if i knew i was going to be in a static group with a warchanter, i might not bother developing DR from other sources. but i don't think that applies to most people as a general rule.
It's true that DR5 isn't hard to come by but at that level a song for DR5 everything to the party is useful and cheap. It just doesn't stay that way as everyone out-levels it. That's a reason why I would not take the inspire courage bonus away. It's useful from lvl 6 to lvl 20 and not much else is really significant for war chanters. Yet anyway. I have hopes for tier III.