| Christopher ODonnell |
All in all I am VEEERRRYY excited about the new Pathfinder RPG. I have one issue that has bothered me since I began playing D&D back in 1978 and that is AC. Every character continues to excel in fighting expertise as they advance in level but there is never a corresponding expertise in defending oneself as one progresses. Instead one can only become harder to hit by the use of magical protections (whether armor, shields, or spells). I suggest there be a Base Defense Bonus (BDB) similar to the BAB that increases at various intervals based upon your character class. I do not think using the BDB one must choose between that or normal AC but they should be combined. I realize that OGL combat is very abstract but I still feel that includes a little more realism without altering the combat system much at all.