How to fix heavy armor - Deflection

[OverlordOfRats]

To make heavy armor provide better defense, add in Deflection.

Deflection would work like dodge, but in reverse. Instead of dodging the blow, you would be using your armor to deflect the blow.
Robes would have the least Max Deflection rating, while heavy armor would have the most.


What do you think? Good idea, bad idea.

[Teh_Troll]

To make heavy armor provide better defense, add in Deflection.

Deflection would work like dodge, but in reverse. Instead of dodging the blow, you would be using your armor to deflect the blow.
Robes would have the least Max Deflection rating, while heavy armor would have the most.


What do you think? Good idea, bad idea.

It's not a terrible idea but I'd prefer they'd just nerf monks so their ACs aren't so ridiclous and just lower to mob to-hits in EE.

This "deflection" you speak of is what we'd call in D&D a "miss."