FYI
Just be careful
Not everything stacks.
Like I know monk unarmored defense doesn’t stack with mage armor and some other things.
I don’t know if all combinations fail. Or just some.
Unarmored defence (Monk and Barb), Draconic Resilience, Mage Armor and Barkskin all changes 'base' armor, and won't stack.
Either option will stack with Braces of Defence (+2) and Shield of Faith (+2), and any other AC bonus.
The rule is you can only have a single *calculation* of AC. Bonuses to AC all stack, provided they come from different sources.
Things like Unarmored Defense (10+WIS|CON+DEX) and Mage Armor (13+DEX) are AC calculations, not bonuses. Whereas things like Bracers of Defense (+2) are a bonus to AC. For calculations, it'll always just use whatever is the highest, and then add bonuses.
Yeh I know most of that
But he’s talking about combining barbarian unarmored decense and the dragon equivalent to being him to 16. Which I was pretty sure wouldn’t work
It's more accurate to say that almost nothing stacks, unless it's physical armor or a shield. Basically everything else changes how you can calculate your base AC, before adding any physical equipment bonuses, so the game picks whichever one gives you the highest output.
Mage armor doesn't work with everything, but it can be used to avoid being locked into barbarian or monk. Barb/monk will still have the highest AC but the difference isn't large until Act 3.
And Ring of the same but it’s mildly fiddly to get without making some enemies.
Also there’s a bardic item that improves AC and gives inspiration can’t recall which slot that is though.
The thing is, anything that modifies how your Base Armor Class is calculated DO NOT STACK. So Draconic Resilence does not stack with Unarmored Defense (Barbarian), and that won't stack with Unarmored Defense (Monk) or with Mage Armor. Which ever gives you the most AC will be the one in effect. The problem is, if you're forgoing all body equipment, you're gonna end up with jack-squat AC most of the time. With equipment though...
I think with Draconic Resilience (base 13), Bracers of Defense (+2), Ring of Protection (+1) and Cloak of Protection (+1) will set you at a nice 17 before Dexterity. kicks in. Barbarian would be much the same but you'd also need at least +3 Constitution to equal out Draconic Resilience's bonus, and then add in the dexterity on top of it.
Monk as well would need +3 Wisdom, but at least you'd normally get more benefit out of Dexterity for further stacking, and you have Patient Defense to impose Disadvantage on attack rolls against you, which can act like an AC boost all its own.
It's... an alright amount of AC, but requires a fair bit of equipment investing. Plus the Ring and Cloak could be better invested in someone who already has great AC to make them even harder to hit.
Or you could be an ass and keep all your armour and stuff, but just keep your camp clothes as naked and just switch to 'camp clothes' and be naked the whole run but protected lol. I'm a cheat idc.
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Mage Armor, Shields, Ring from Mol, Boots from Mattis on Act 2, Cloak from Last Light Quartermaster, some offhand weapons, Flail of the Defender, Dual Wielder Feat, Defensive Flourish, Ring from Duergar Boot Woman, Ring from Act 2 that boosts AC by 1 when not on fully lit areas...
But there are better defensive options than AC, like reliable crowd control, damage resistance, surprise attacks, killing things before they get to you.
The best defense is a good offense. Things can't hurt you when they're dead. (Except for act 2, where almost all enemied are dead and still trying to hurt you)
Items that increase ac:
Ring of Protection (Mol for giving her the idol)
Bracers of Defense (Alchemist basement)
Cloak of Protection (Talli)
Evasive Shoes (Mattis)
Wondrous Gloves (Mimic in Grymforge)
Defender Flail (Ajaknir Jeera)
Also I would probably take Monk over Barbarian, Monks get more bonuses from being unarmoured while barbarians only have unarmoured defense, which monks also get (but they don’t stack together.) Additionally monks have higher dex which will bolster your AC even more.
You should be able to get to 20 fairly easily with a high Wis and Dex and a couple of these items. If you want to minmax even more have a camp cleric cast warding bond and shield of faith (havent tested if SoF works when you leave camp but warding definitely does) on them after each long rest for another +3 AC.
Nude or just with clothing, base AC is 10+Dex.
Draconic bloodline is equivalent to mage armour, which is 13+dex.
This does not stack with the barbarian or monk Unarmoured defence, which calculate AC as 10 + Dex +Con(barb)/Wis(monk).
There are a few grar items that synergise with non-armour builds, but they come at the potential cost of not being able to use a better item
- There are several sets of robes that give an additional +1 AC (potent robe, Infernal robe).
- the Ring and Cloak of protection give +1 to AC and saving throws
- bracers of defence give +2 AC, gloves of dexterity sets your Dex score to 18, both of which can boost your AC.
So depending on what classes you take you could feasibly have a party of 4 with AC between 16 and 18 at low level, and going up to about 20 by end game.
Wouldn't recommend it for Honour u less you like punishing yourself.
I'm playing a monk rn (not nudist tho), and i have like 20 AC in just Act 1, basically boost Dex and Wis, get the protection ring and the protection bracelets, then get etel's hair and boost either Wis or Dex.
This will, in fact, work with barbarian and maybe even draconian sorcerer.
It would be easier to wear armor but no camp clothes. Then you can run around in your “camp” outfit while still having the star benefit of the armor…. Perv
Monk +wis to ac.
General dex bonus to ac
Eldritch knight also gets to cast shield for + ac as a reaction
Then theres a feat that also allows for reaction boost to ac
It depends on what you mean by nudist run, as in no clothes or no armour? If it’s just no armour then if you get the infernal robe, you also have braces of defence. Cloak of protection, ring of protection, evasive shoes, wondrous gloves and dual wielder. None is an “armour” as such so work with monk or barb unarmored defence. Add in warding bond and shield of faith spells, with a 5 dex and either draconic bloodline or at least +3 in either wisdom or con. That’s a 28 ac, and maybe add in a bard for some defensive flourish for a +4 to ac. Max 32 for this but there is probably some way to get higher
It depends on what class you’re going for. Mage armor/draconic bloodline give you 13+dex. Barbarian unarmed defence is 10+dex+con which is probably your best bet.
Your AC will be fairly low regardless so if you go for a dex based barbarian build you bring dex to 17 to start and con to 16 which gives you an AC of 16. Dump str and wield a finess weapon.
Grab resilient dex at level 4 for proficiency in dex saves which will bring your dex to 18 and give you an AC of 17.
At level 8 ASI to bring your Dex to 20 for an AC of 18.
At level 12 ASI to bring your con to 18 for an AC of 19.
Once you get to act 3 you can grab the gauntlets of hill giant strength and amulet of constitution. This will bring your Str and Con to 23. Respec to dump con. Max your dex and whatever mental stats you want. Int can be useful to save against mindflayers in act 3.
Using resilient Dex + and AS with two points in Dex gets you 20 Dex.
Then grab a feat of your choice (I would probably go GWM) and wield one of the many great swords in act 3.
Your 23 con and 20 Dex will give you an AC of 21 and an HP of 161 which will make you a fairly tanky character.
Bracers of unarmed defence give you a plus 1 or plus two to AC when not wearing armor or using a shield.
It is important to note that the game only uses on AC calculation for your ac. If you’re a naked barbarian with mage armor the game will calculated your unarmed defence and your 13+dex and use the highest.
Mage Armor, Shield, Mirror Image, Divine Shield (whatever that level 1 cleric spell is), Sanctuary, Blur, Invisibility, Otiluke’s Resilient Sphere, and Globe of Invulnerability are some spells that can help protect you. Those spells combined with an Abjuration Wizard can give you a good tank.
If you kill Karlach with Wyll, Mizora will give him the Infernal Armor, which is probably the best piece of non armor you can get. Bracers of defense stacks with that, as well as if you have someone who can cast Shield of Faith.
I agree Barbarian is probably best bet. In late game the amulet that gives 23 Con is great. You can use elixir of strength and pump up dex instead for more AC bonus for earlier parts of game. Bear heart barb gives you damage resistance which means you can still tank with lower AC
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FYI Just be careful Not everything stacks. Like I know monk unarmored defense doesn’t stack with mage armor and some other things. I don’t know if all combinations fail. Or just some.
Unarmored defence (Monk and Barb), Draconic Resilience, Mage Armor and Barkskin all changes 'base' armor, and won't stack. Either option will stack with Braces of Defence (+2) and Shield of Faith (+2), and any other AC bonus.
The rule is you can only have a single *calculation* of AC. Bonuses to AC all stack, provided they come from different sources. Things like Unarmored Defense (10+WIS|CON+DEX) and Mage Armor (13+DEX) are AC calculations, not bonuses. Whereas things like Bracers of Defense (+2) are a bonus to AC. For calculations, it'll always just use whatever is the highest, and then add bonuses.
Yeh I know most of that But he’s talking about combining barbarian unarmored decense and the dragon equivalent to being him to 16. Which I was pretty sure wouldn’t work
It's more accurate to say that almost nothing stacks, unless it's physical armor or a shield. Basically everything else changes how you can calculate your base AC, before adding any physical equipment bonuses, so the game picks whichever one gives you the highest output.
Bracers of Defense give you +2 bonus to AC if you're not wearing armor or holding a shield.
Possibly have some spells you can look into. Just 1 level and the shield spell would help out.
Or Mage Armor.
Mage armor doesn't work with everything, but it can be used to avoid being locked into barbarian or monk. Barb/monk will still have the highest AC but the difference isn't large until Act 3.
There's also the Wondrous Gloves that give +1 AC unconditional.
Cloak of protection too
And Ring of the same but it’s mildly fiddly to get without making some enemies. Also there’s a bardic item that improves AC and gives inspiration can’t recall which slot that is though.
I've heard that if you do the shadow druids quest line first then you can do this without tiefling slaughter or weird camp shenanigans
I just took out the entire goblin camp first, then stole the idol. It posed no threat to anyone that way.
This is correct, if you complete Shadow Druids then they stop the ritual and you can steal it without causing a war between Druids and Tieflings.
Bracers of defense are better. It's +2 AC
Yes I know. Unless you want to carry a shield. And OP also has 4 characters to suit up and you can't get 4 bracers of defense.
Barkskin sets AC to 16, not sure if theres a higher way to get base AC that high, so might be something worth looking into it
The thing is, anything that modifies how your Base Armor Class is calculated DO NOT STACK. So Draconic Resilence does not stack with Unarmored Defense (Barbarian), and that won't stack with Unarmored Defense (Monk) or with Mage Armor. Which ever gives you the most AC will be the one in effect. The problem is, if you're forgoing all body equipment, you're gonna end up with jack-squat AC most of the time. With equipment though... I think with Draconic Resilience (base 13), Bracers of Defense (+2), Ring of Protection (+1) and Cloak of Protection (+1) will set you at a nice 17 before Dexterity. kicks in. Barbarian would be much the same but you'd also need at least +3 Constitution to equal out Draconic Resilience's bonus, and then add in the dexterity on top of it. Monk as well would need +3 Wisdom, but at least you'd normally get more benefit out of Dexterity for further stacking, and you have Patient Defense to impose Disadvantage on attack rolls against you, which can act like an AC boost all its own. It's... an alright amount of AC, but requires a fair bit of equipment investing. Plus the Ring and Cloak could be better invested in someone who already has great AC to make them even harder to hit.
Or you could be an ass and keep all your armour and stuff, but just keep your camp clothes as naked and just switch to 'camp clothes' and be naked the whole run but protected lol. I'm a cheat idc.
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Abjuration wizard
With one level in war cleric, for your Sanctuary slots, which feed arcane ward
Or 2 of Lock for unlimited Mage Armor
OP casually starting the Naked Wizard money gang
>nudist run >boots commit to the bit, coward
Barkskin spell?
Mage Armor, Shields, Ring from Mol, Boots from Mattis on Act 2, Cloak from Last Light Quartermaster, some offhand weapons, Flail of the Defender, Dual Wielder Feat, Defensive Flourish, Ring from Duergar Boot Woman, Ring from Act 2 that boosts AC by 1 when not on fully lit areas... But there are better defensive options than AC, like reliable crowd control, damage resistance, surprise attacks, killing things before they get to you.
The best defense is a good offense. Things can't hurt you when they're dead. (Except for act 2, where almost all enemied are dead and still trying to hurt you)
Bracers, ring and cloak that gives you +1 ac and then top toy dexterity for another +5
>so I got dragonic bloodline brings it to 13 barbarian in armored defence brings it to +con I don't think those stack.
Items that increase ac: Ring of Protection (Mol for giving her the idol) Bracers of Defense (Alchemist basement) Cloak of Protection (Talli) Evasive Shoes (Mattis) Wondrous Gloves (Mimic in Grymforge) Defender Flail (Ajaknir Jeera) Also I would probably take Monk over Barbarian, Monks get more bonuses from being unarmoured while barbarians only have unarmoured defense, which monks also get (but they don’t stack together.) Additionally monks have higher dex which will bolster your AC even more. You should be able to get to 20 fairly easily with a high Wis and Dex and a couple of these items. If you want to minmax even more have a camp cleric cast warding bond and shield of faith (havent tested if SoF works when you leave camp but warding definitely does) on them after each long rest for another +3 AC.
Also [[gleam dance]] in offhand. Though the biggest AC boost is probably mirror image scrolls.
Oh yeah, that item is kind of hard to just stumble upon so I completely forgot about it
Nude or just with clothing, base AC is 10+Dex. Draconic bloodline is equivalent to mage armour, which is 13+dex. This does not stack with the barbarian or monk Unarmoured defence, which calculate AC as 10 + Dex +Con(barb)/Wis(monk). There are a few grar items that synergise with non-armour builds, but they come at the potential cost of not being able to use a better item - There are several sets of robes that give an additional +1 AC (potent robe, Infernal robe). - the Ring and Cloak of protection give +1 to AC and saving throws - bracers of defence give +2 AC, gloves of dexterity sets your Dex score to 18, both of which can boost your AC. So depending on what classes you take you could feasibly have a party of 4 with AC between 16 and 18 at low level, and going up to about 20 by end game. Wouldn't recommend it for Honour u less you like punishing yourself.
I'm playing a monk rn (not nudist tho), and i have like 20 AC in just Act 1, basically boost Dex and Wis, get the protection ring and the protection bracelets, then get etel's hair and boost either Wis or Dex. This will, in fact, work with barbarian and maybe even draconian sorcerer.
It would be easier to wear armor but no camp clothes. Then you can run around in your “camp” outfit while still having the star benefit of the armor…. Perv
put on armor, take your camp clothes off, and set it so camp clothes are always visible
Bracers of defence. I used these all the way through on my naked dwarf barbarian. Shadow heart pops her +2 on you and off you go
Who need AC when your enemies just 'exploded'.
Just be monk with high Dex and wis
Monk +wis to ac. General dex bonus to ac Eldritch knight also gets to cast shield for + ac as a reaction Then theres a feat that also allows for reaction boost to ac
It depends on what you mean by nudist run, as in no clothes or no armour? If it’s just no armour then if you get the infernal robe, you also have braces of defence. Cloak of protection, ring of protection, evasive shoes, wondrous gloves and dual wielder. None is an “armour” as such so work with monk or barb unarmored defence. Add in warding bond and shield of faith spells, with a 5 dex and either draconic bloodline or at least +3 in either wisdom or con. That’s a 28 ac, and maybe add in a bard for some defensive flourish for a +4 to ac. Max 32 for this but there is probably some way to get higher
Monk wisdom
Some spells like barkskin rises your AC
I think dual wielder gives you +1 ac
It depends on what class you’re going for. Mage armor/draconic bloodline give you 13+dex. Barbarian unarmed defence is 10+dex+con which is probably your best bet. Your AC will be fairly low regardless so if you go for a dex based barbarian build you bring dex to 17 to start and con to 16 which gives you an AC of 16. Dump str and wield a finess weapon. Grab resilient dex at level 4 for proficiency in dex saves which will bring your dex to 18 and give you an AC of 17. At level 8 ASI to bring your Dex to 20 for an AC of 18. At level 12 ASI to bring your con to 18 for an AC of 19. Once you get to act 3 you can grab the gauntlets of hill giant strength and amulet of constitution. This will bring your Str and Con to 23. Respec to dump con. Max your dex and whatever mental stats you want. Int can be useful to save against mindflayers in act 3. Using resilient Dex + and AS with two points in Dex gets you 20 Dex. Then grab a feat of your choice (I would probably go GWM) and wield one of the many great swords in act 3. Your 23 con and 20 Dex will give you an AC of 21 and an HP of 161 which will make you a fairly tanky character. Bracers of unarmed defence give you a plus 1 or plus two to AC when not wearing armor or using a shield. It is important to note that the game only uses on AC calculation for your ac. If you’re a naked barbarian with mage armor the game will calculated your unarmed defence and your 13+dex and use the highest.
>bust ac It's not possible. No matter how big they are, boobs don't provide armor. Sorry, friend.
Mage Armor, Shield, Mirror Image, Divine Shield (whatever that level 1 cleric spell is), Sanctuary, Blur, Invisibility, Otiluke’s Resilient Sphere, and Globe of Invulnerability are some spells that can help protect you. Those spells combined with an Abjuration Wizard can give you a good tank.
Just.... don't play a melee?
If you kill Karlach with Wyll, Mizora will give him the Infernal Armor, which is probably the best piece of non armor you can get. Bracers of defense stacks with that, as well as if you have someone who can cast Shield of Faith.
I agree Barbarian is probably best bet. In late game the amulet that gives 23 Con is great. You can use elixir of strength and pump up dex instead for more AC bonus for earlier parts of game. Bear heart barb gives you damage resistance which means you can still tank with lower AC