Hello all . . .

I completed my set of bronze armor, and now I have a few questions about
it if anyone can help.

AC continues to be a mystery. It seems to be no more than an overall armor
rating, which increases with level and with type of armor, and exists only
so that I can compare AC values with jealous people who still have
patchwork. Does AC really have a meaning? If so, what does the total AC
value mean? What does the AC value of a single piece of armor mean?

Now I know from experience that as soon as I went to full banded, my
ability to take damage skyrocketed. All of the sudden things which used to
destroy me just kept missing me or hitting me for 1 damage. This seems to
suggest it has nothing to do with AC value, and everything to do with armor
type. The fact that the banded "only" increased my AC by about 25 from
patchwork was irrelevant.

Now my bronze "only" increased my AC by about 15, a small amount compared
to my overall AC, but again my ability to take damage jumped significantly.
I can again solo everything that is blue.

I read somewhere that each different type of armor (Leather, Chain, Plate
and its equivalents) can absorb more and different types of damage as the
armor gets better. This seems to be true, and seems to make the AC value
worthless . . .

Besides, full bronze looks really cool.

Please comment . . .

-Musil