(10-29-2018, 09:52 PM)Slamz Wrote: Actually I went back to an old save and looked at Valarie. Fighters do get more AC than monks by a fair margin.
I have level 4 Valarie at 29 AC with nothing extremely special gear-wise. +1 full plate, +1 tower shield, +1 from amulet, ring and bracer. AC is 29/27/13.
My level 5 monk is 22/17/21 with 20 wis and 20 dex, +1 ring and bracers (hat and belt are wis and dex items, amulet is +unarmed damage so I could get 1 more AC there if I used the same gear as Valarie).
Other than the trade off keep in mind that Valerie is pretty much capped out at that point. Their is very slightly better armor available but she is done for AC.
For a Monk he isn't even close. Their are +6 Dex/+6 Wis belts to be had, +6 Wis/Dex Head gear, +8 Bracer, and a variety of rings.
Basically because the AC is based on attributes vs. armor you have more slots that you can upgrade. The basic failure in D&D.