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Post by Yojimbo on Nov 4, 2013 19:13:05 GMT
Yes and in theory can get better AC as their DEX capabilities should be similar to other same Tier options and at the least no worse than a open sub race's DEX score and if you use Impasse of Impulse, 13 Shield AC, you have no penalty to your DEX AC so in theory they should hit 10 or more over the usually mark. The only issue was that at least until recently they had significantly less damage output but I think one of the last changes to 2-handed weapons nerfed the boost to nothing on Quarterstaffs making it of no benefit to be a 2 hander over a shielded SM in terms of damage. The Shielded ones do not get the bonus to their concealment though capping at the standard 85% instead of 90%.
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Post by buddhamind on Nov 6, 2013 3:01:32 GMT
I haven't crunched the numbers, but I wouldn't be surprised if AC in the 120s (without a shield) would not be feasible for an open subrace, especially at 0x demi. I'm pretty sure you would need lots of Dex, and PSF Abj, to see numbers that high. Are shield staffmasters feasible? Generally speaking, yes, though they have lost popularity in recent years for a couple of reasons. They tend to do less damage since they do not receive the two-handed weapon bonus, and one of the defensive buffs (EV or Premonition, I can't remember) got nerfed for shield using staffmasters. They are still an option, though, if you have a large size race on your hands, and from what I hear can make a nice tanky sort of build.
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