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Salz78
May 29th, 2015, 23:46
Under armor in the player's handbook, all armors have an AC bonus higher than 10. Leather armor is 11 for example. Surely leather armor doesn't actually provide a +11 ac bonus? Does this include the natural base 10 ac bonus, that's my guess, but I can't imagine why they would do that. Since FG already gives you a base 10, dropping an 11 into the armor section of your sheet gives you a 21. Am I right, that basically you need to subtract 10 from all armors in the PHB and add that bonus to your armor section?
Nylanfs
May 30th, 2015, 00:54
Yes you have to subtract 10 from all the armou.
Zacchaeus
May 30th, 2015, 22:18
Note that in the test version (which should roll out shortly) this has been "rectified" to show base 10 AC.
Larac
May 31st, 2015, 00:45
Nice
So I will have to readjust the PCs that have it set now?
Worth it even if so, just wondering.
Zacchaeus
May 31st, 2015, 13:35
Nice
So I will have to readjust the PCs that have it set now?
Worth it even if so, just wondering.

No, it just has a box which shows the base as 10 to avoid possible confusion. Previously the base wasn't shown so people were entering the whole number rather than the value -10. It just makes it clearer.