Armor inventor - Pick our pois.. armor

[Verzen]

With weapon inventor, they can pick their invention from a list of weapons as the base. I should be able to do the same thing for armor as a base and then that base is modified with innovation breakthroughs.

We should be able to wear light armor and play more of a rogue like inventor if we so choose. Let's leave it as open ended as possible for our imaginations to run wild.

Plus, it's not like having half plate or full plate at level 1 will break the game at all.. especially since fighters and paladins are able to start off with it practically.

[Alchemic_Genius]

i think the choice should be medium or light, with heavy armor being a 1st level breakthrough; +1 ac is more significant over a flavor/minor playstyle choice that medium vs light would be, but not so much of a boon that it warrents waiting until level 7

[Djinn71]

Being able to make an infiltration suit style of armour innovation would be very cool.

Ooh, self-modification Unarmoured maybe?

[Dubious Scholar]

Djinn71 wrote:

Being able to make an infiltration suit style of armour innovation would be very cool.

Ooh, self-modification Unarmoured maybe?

Maybe as an upgrade limited to a light armor - you no longer count as wearing armor. Something in the second tier?

[Golurkcanfly]

There definitely need to be more armor customization options. It's limited to one style of armor until 7th level, and all but the Rune slot upgrade just add resistances.

[Alchemic_Genius]

Dubious Scholar wrote:

Maybe as an upgrade limited to a light armor - you no longer count as wearing armor. Something in the second tier?

If we accept the idea of allowing inventors to pick the stats of their armor, all this essentially does is add the comfort trait and a line about how your armor can be spotted on a causal inspection. This actually isn't THAT strong of an ability; level 1 seems appropriate for how niche the benefits really are

[Dubious Scholar]

Alchemic_Genius wrote:

Dubious Scholar wrote:

Maybe as an upgrade limited to a light armor - you no longer count as wearing armor. Something in the second tier?

If we accept the idea of allowing inventors to pick the stats of their armor, all this essentially does is add the comfort trait and a line about how your armor can be spotted on a causal inspection. This actually isn't THAT strong of an ability; level 1 seems appropriate for how niche the benefits really are

It also enables a number of (mostly monk) abilities that require being unarmored, though. Although yeah, still not actually that powerful, as outside monk stuff most "must be unarmored" things are giving item bonuses to defense, and those don't stack.