I'd like to suggest that the Fighter's Armor Training ability at Level 11 be amended so that any armor that they wear is treated as being one class lighter then it actually is for the purposes of determining movement speed. This would allow Fighters in Heavy Armor to move quadruple their run speed and it would allow Fighters in Medium Armor to move as if they were wearing Light Armor. This would not only grant Fighters greater mobility on the battlefield, but it would give them a solid reason to consider wearing Medium Armor instead of Heavy Armor.
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So if they wear mithral full plate, it would count as light armor?
I think Jason has said he is leaning to this idea (at least the speed reduction being eliminated). I'm not sure about the actual classification change, as that might lead to a bunch of fighter/wizards wearing mithral full plate and using Arcane Armor Training to have no spell failure. That could be good, on second thought.
Make it not stack with existing effects.
That way you'd have to stay with Fighter at least a little while before branching off, to take full advantage of it.
This would mean a 7 level investment into Fighter for the wizard to go running around in full plate. Not bad.
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I'm with Jal Dorak; if you say the fighter is able to ignore the movement restriction in medium armor rather than letting the fighter treat medium armor as light armor, then you're keeping a couple of cans of worms closed.
Alternatively, some people may like the fully armored fighter/caster idea.
Also, at... 15th? level, I'd lke to see fighters able to ignore the speed restriction in heavy armor. A reason to make heavy armor out of things other than mithril...
So if they wear mithral full plate, it would count as light armor?
Yes. They would have a 30 ft. move instead of a 20 ft. move.
And to repeat: I would like to see this kick in at around 11th level.