My equipment list, please note this is an approximation as I am not an AC
hound or an item hound. I just play to have fun and wear what I get.
Granted my guild helps me get nice things but I hardly consider myself
twinked or anything like that:
Head: Executioners Hood AC5 +4str/9dex
Neck: Gold BP Choker (+7dex/agi)
Face: Mask of Deception AC 4, +13cha (and another stat, I forget)
Ears: Opaline Earrings (AC2? +5cha)
Chest: Lambent BP: AC 20 some stats
Shoulders: Carnal Pauldrons (AC 9)
Arms: Lambent Sleeves (AC 11)
Wrists: Lambent bracer + Hero bracer (ac 9 each)
Gloves: Lambent gloves (AC 12)
Waist: FBSS (who needs AC this thing nearly doubles my dmg output when I
sing haste songs)
Legs: Lambent Leggings (AC 13)
Feet: Singing Steel Boots (which I happen to like though summon drink is a
waste imho)
Fingers: Gold Amber Rings? (+5 dex/cha)
Back: Lizard Scale Cloak (AC 8)
I also use a Saeiny's dagger (AC 10, dmg 6 dly 18 with +3 int) when fighting
I think my AC with this outfit is 750 or so. I forget I really don't pay
much attention. I swap in a TBB and some Jagged bands and a spiked collar
as well as some disease resist +AC rings if I want more AC which brings me
up to the 800 range.
Things I could use to increase AC:
Kunark haste belt: 8ac +8 str/dex/agi/stam Haste
Earrings with more AC (diamondine come to mind)
Rings with more AC (currently standard set is 0 unless I'm pretending to be
a tank)
Neck piece with AC at all (runed lava pendant?)
Upgrade my shoulders to Crested or better
Upgrade my BP to EBBP (25 AC vs 20 current)
Upgrade sleeves to Azure or better (azure is 13 AC)
Upgrade legs to Mithril (1 or 2 more AC)
Upgrade hands to Singing Steel (2 more AC)
That would probably have me (at 40th level) knocking on 900AC's door.
All of the items I listed as upgrades I could get either solo or in a group.
And I'm sure there's other AC gear that's better that I don't even know
about. I rarely search item databases for armor ;) I'm not a tank :)
Lyrnia Jongleur
Bard of Norrath
----- Original Message -----
From: "Adam Wasserman" <wassermana@...>
To: <eqbards@egroups.com>
Sent: Friday, May 19, 2000 12:13 PM
Subject: RE: [eqbards] Re: AC
> Here's My list...
>
> Head: Skull Shaped Barbute (ac 13, +10 vs magic, +35 hp)
> Neck: Collar of Undead Protection (ac 5, +7 vs disease, +7 vs poison)
> Face: Mask of Deception (ac 4, +13 cha, +7 vs magic, effect: illusion dark
> elf)
> Ear1: Gold Topaz Earing (ac 3, +8 vs disease)
> Ear2: Gold Topaz Earing (ac 3, +8 vs disease)
>
> Chest: Lambent BP (ac 20, +5 sta, +1 cha, +25 hp)
> Arms: Lambent Sleeves (ac 11, +2 vs all resistances, +1 cha)
> Wrist1: Lambent Bracer (ac 9, +4 str, +1 cha)
> Wrist2: Symbol of Loyalty to Vox (ac 7, +7 vs cold)
> Gloves: Lambent Gauntlets (ac 12, +5 dex, +1 cha)
> Finger1: Platinum Emerald Ring (ac 4, +10 vs fire)
> Finger2: Platinum Emerald Ring (ac 4, +10 vs fire)
>
> Shoulder: Crested Spaulders (ac 11, +6 sta)
> Back: Cloak of the Ice Bear (ac 8, +10 hp, +20 vs cold)
> Legs: Lambent Greaves (ac 13, +5 agi, +1 cha)
> Feet: Lambent Boots (ac 11, +2 vs all resistances, +1 cha)
> Waist: Troll Hide Belt (ac 5, +5 str, +5 sta)
>
> Melee1: Obsidian Shard (6 damage, 25 delay, effect: obsidian shatter)
> Silvery War Axe (6 damage, 22 dealy)
> Melee2: Black Enameled Mace (8 damage, 28 delay)
> Brazen Brass Kiliji (10 damage, 35 delay)
> Ranged: Runed Bone Fork (5 damage, 29 delay, +10 vs magic, +10 vs Fire,
+10
> vs cold)
>
> With this set up and Skin Like Diamond from my favorite Druid, I reach 808
> ac. And I haven't maxed Defense yet either. I can increase that slightly
by
> subbing in Jagged Bands (an additional 2 ac)
>
> I could also obtain some nicer ac items...
> Thick Banded Belt (ac 8, +15 str) [lost a roll on this the other day. I
> rolled 469 out of 500, the cleric rolled 483]
> Mountain Death Belt (ac 8, +25 hp, 5 charges of skin like rock)
> Lambent Bracer (ac 9, +4 str, +1 cha)
> Hero Bracer (ac 9, +10 str, +5 vs disease, +5 vs poison)
> Mithril Breastplate (ac 17, +15 agi, +30 hp) [I've been told that the
+15
> agi usually amounts to more ac than the Lambent BP has]
>
> I think that all of the items on this list are obtainable by me. (I saw
> someone trading Hero Bracers for a MM battle drum the other day. I should
> have taken it, but I love my drum)
>
> Draelon Stormsong
> Bard of the Tribunal
> 40th level as well.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Eric Boller [mailto:eboller@...]
> Sent: Friday, May 19, 2000 11:48 AM
> To: eqbards@egroups.com
> Subject: [eqbards] Re: AC
>
>
> OK, I'm curious--what is your equipment list? I'm an
> ac hound and I do have AC belt, rings and ears and I
> won't be able to get to 800 ac (after my defense is
> maxed).
>
> Thex Luteslinger (Tunare)
> 40th level bard, Black Tower
>
> >
> > I understand that everyone likes to have high AC.
> > And we can still get ours
> > pretty damn high. And I'm not sure why you can't
> > get your AC above 850. As
> > it stands now, at level 40, mine is 803. And I
> > don't have any Imbrued nor
> > do I have an AC belt, AC Necklace, AC Rings, AC
> > Ears. My cloak is a level
> > 25 item (lizard scale) and my hat is AC 5. I could
> > easily, if I were
> > willing to give up some charisma and dex, crank my
> > AC to around 900... at
> > level 40... without a single piece of imbrued and
> > only the singing steel
> > boots. At level 40 it's hard, even for a warrior,
> > to break the 800AC
> > barrier. For a bard it's just as hard, but not
> > impossible.
> >
> > So I guess my question is:
> > Is it that you are envious of the warrior/paladin/sk
> > AC or is it that you
> > just want it to be easier to get over 900 AC?
> >
> > If you want high AC you have to do what warriors do,
> > give up having high
> > stats so that you get AC and strength.
> >
> > If you want high stats you're going to sacrifice AC.
> >
> > Just my 2 cents.
> >
> > Lyrnia Jongleur
> > Bard of Norrath
>
>
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