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As the fighter class is intended to fulfill a wide range of martial styles ranging from soldier to swashbuckler, there does need to be a means of enabling unarmored fighters to function, especially at higher levels. No one expects them to withstand the attacks of enemies as well as a heavily armored dreadnaught, but at the same time, they should have enough AC in order to survive in the front lines of combat.
My suggestion: In addition to the various forms of armor training available to the fighter, add a category for "unarmored". Instead of the +1 AC/penalty reduction, grant a dodge bonus to AC while unarmored.
As it doesn't necessarily make sense for an unarmored fighter to gain DR via Armor Mastery, perhaps allow another option such as evasion for high-level unarmored fighters.
