Passive Defense and 4e

[Anthony]

Originally Posted by Plane

Ah that's right, so even in normal situations it could add up nicely perhaps comparable to rolling active defences in 4e?

It was usually only a problem with magic; mundane armor and shield capped out at PD 8, ultratech armor sometimes had PD 6 but usually didn't combine that with a shield. However, plate with deflect-2 and a large shield with deflect-2 was PD 12...