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larsdangly · 09-19-2019, 12:43 PM

I agree that smart TFT combat players focus on not letting people make to-hit rolls against them. But armoring up is a very valid option in the LE rules. Fine plate is inexpensive and only moderately penalizing to DX, at least 1 point of toughness is in reach for many characters, and shield expertise is in reach for many characters. That means 9 points of protection (6 armor +1 toughness +1 small shield +1 shield expertise) for a 4 point DX penalty, lowering you to something still acceptable (9+) is something you can engineer for a 34-35 point character. 9 points of armor makes it a statistically sound choice to just ignore many types of attacks. Of course you can design something to 'crack open' an armored combatant, but that is true of every specialized design in the game.

09-19-2019, 12:43 PM	#43
larsdangly Join Date: Dec 2017	Re: At last, my personal equipment house rules I agree that smart TFT combat players focus on not letting people make to-hit rolls against them. But armoring up is a very valid option in the LE rules. Fine plate is inexpensive and only moderately penalizing to DX, at least 1 point of toughness is in reach for many characters, and shield expertise is in reach for many characters. That means 9 points of protection (6 armor +1 toughness +1 small shield +1 shield expertise) for a 4 point DX penalty, lowering you to something still acceptable (9+) is something you can engineer for a 34-35 point character. 9 points of armor makes it a statistically sound choice to just ignore many types of attacks. Of course you can design something to 'crack open' an armored combatant, but that is true of every specialized design in the game.