armour / dex bonus

[Jarrahkin]

I have a dex-based TWF Fighter (Corsair archetype) and I'm looking for ways to max my dex bonus to AC. He's currently in a Breastplate, which he'll be sticking with...Mithral adds a few points for max dex bonus, plus he has the Swift Iron Style feat.

Any other ways I can add to his max dex bonus?

[Gallant Armor]

Jarrahkin wrote:

I have a dex-based TWF Fighter (Corsair archetype) and I'm looking for ways to max my dex bonus to AC. He's currently in a Breastplate, which he'll be sticking with...Mithral adds a few points for max dex bonus, plus he has the Swift Iron Style feat.

Any other ways I can add to his max dex bonus?

Celestial armor has the same bonus to AC with a +3 max Dex bonus compared to Mithral Breastplate.

[Jesper Roland Sørensen]

I would take a look at this old post, it helps alot to study how to get most of the the current dex level you have.

PFS Guide to Armor Optimization

[Kaouse]

You could also use the Oracle VMC to get a scaling Armor Bonus from a revelation that has no ACP, no ASF, and no Max DEX.

[Imbicatus]

If you're looking to maximize your AC while two weapon fighting, you should really be going sword and shield. Light shields can be used with weapon finesse, and have no ACP when Mithral or darkwood to reduce your to hit roll.

[David knott 242]

Kaouse wrote:

You could also use the Oracle VMC to get a scaling Armor Bonus from a revelation that has no ACP, no ASF, and no Max DEX.

But that -6 level penalty hurts. You have to wait until 8th level to use that ability for more than a single hour per day, and until 13th level to get an armor bonus greater than +4.

[Jarrahkin]

Thanks for the heads-up on Celestial Armour, that's probably the best path.

He's a twin cutlass wielder with a buckler and staying pure fighter, so dipping elsewhere or using a light shield aren't really options...I was only looking for ways to maximise my dex bonus, and Celestial Armour seems the way to go.

Thanks for the replies :)

Edit: follow-on question...can specific/special forms of armour, like Celestial Armour be up-enchanted? It's +3 off the shelf, can I further enchant it to +4 or +5?

[Snowblind]

Jarrahkin wrote:

Thanks for the heads-up on Celestial Armour, that's probably the best path.

He's a twin cutlass wielder with a buckler and staying pure fighter, so dipping elsewhere or using a light shield aren't really options...I was only looking for ways to maximise my dex bonus, and Celestial Armour seems the way to go.

Thanks for the replies :)

Edit: follow-on question...can specific/special forms of armour, like Celestial Armour be up-enchanted? It's +3 off the shelf, can I further enchant it to +4 or +5?

Doing so would technically be custom magic item creation, so ask your GM.

[dharkus]

you can't enchant unique items in PFS iirc, you could worship arshea to get +cha as armour bonus

[Gallant Armor]

Upgrading Magic Items:
"For specific magic armor and weapons, the price for the base item may be hard to determine, as some abilities may have been priced as plus-based properties and some as gp-based properties. Without knowing which is which, how to increase the price (using the plus-based table or flat gp addition) can’t be determined. If this happens and nobody can agree on a fair price, it’s best to not upgrade the item, or ask the GM for permission to pseudo-upgrade the item by swapping it for a different item with a price that can be calculated with the normal rules."

It would be up to the GM if the armor should be considered a +3 or +4 for the purposes of upgrading. Most GMs I know treat everything that is not explicitly a +X as a flat cost ability.