Opinions on armor upgrade


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Howdy folks, need some advice on upgrading armor for my Vesk Soldier who just made Level 3. He is currently in Iridishell Basic which gives a +3 +6 with a 2/2 dex/ac and 2 bulk.
He has enough to upgrade right now to Ceremonial Plate, Officer with +6 +8 with 2/2 and 2 bulk or he could wait to make Level 4 and then go to Lashunta Ringwear with an +8 +10 2/2 with 2 bulk. Considering he is a tank/melee build and will now be facing tougher opponents, should I go with the immediate upgrade and then upgrade again in another 2-3 levels or wait one more level for the better protection?


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If your vision for this character is to be a tank, then by all means boost your AC early and often. At lower levels, though, it will be hard to get an AC high enough to be relevant. At level 3 it isn't unlikely to face enemy with +14 attack, and maybe +16 at level 4. So if you have 24 AC at lvl 3 you still will get hit half of the time. Look into buying things to give you DR and elemental resistances.

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Styrofoam wrote:
If your vision for this character is to be a tank, then by all means boost your AC early and often. At lower levels, though, it will be hard to get an AC high enough to be relevant. At level 3 it isn't unlikely to face enemy with +14 attack, and maybe +16 at level 4. So if you have 24 AC at lvl 3 you still will get hit half of the time. Look into buying things to give you DR and elemental resistances.

Thanks!


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In Society play, I've found that buying new armor every 2-3 levels or so is worthwhile for a character that expects to see frontline combat. Updated armor is the difference between getting hit half the time and three quarters of the time.


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Healing serums. Vesk up. BE the armor.

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BigNorseWolf wrote:
Healing serums. Vesk up. BE the armor.

Believe me, the big dummy carries Healing Serums. He oughta get a discount for purchasing in bulk. I should have named him Groo...

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Corsair17 wrote:
BigNorseWolf wrote:
Healing serums. Vesk up. BE the armor.
Believe me, the big dummy carries Healing Serums. He oughta get a discount for purchasing in bulk. I should have named him Groo...

Calden Cayden brand healing serums. Drink till you feel better, one way or another.

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