AC Question

JesterOI · Post by **JesterOI** » Wed May 19, 2004 1:26 am

Can anyone explain exactly where my ac went?
Does that attack skip equipment ac?
Without any equipment I do only have 12ac.
But then another time one of the beetles rolled a 15, and it missed...

DrakhanValane · Post by **DrakhanValane** » Wed May 19, 2004 1:37 am

From the 3e SRD:

Touch Attack
Touch attacks come in two types: melee touch attacks and ranged touch attacks. A character can score critical hits with either type of attack. A character's opponent's AC against a touch attack does not include any armor bonus, shield bonus, or natural armor bonus. The target's size modifier, Dexterity modifier, and deflection bonus (if any) all apply normally.

In other words, the attack just has to touch you, not penetrate armour/skin. :)

JesterOI · Post by **JesterOI** » Wed May 19, 2004 1:40 am

How is this explained then?

Happened a couple minutes later.

DrakhanValane · Post by **DrakhanValane** » Wed May 19, 2004 1:44 am

Change anything with deflection AC?

Were you flat-footed on the first attack? That would eliminate your dex AC as well.

JesterOI · Post by **JesterOI** » Wed May 19, 2004 2:05 am

The first attack I was running.
The second attack... I was in combat, so I wasn't flatfooted.

Those are the only 2 differences.
My Dex bonus to ac is only 1.

DrakhanValane · Post by **DrakhanValane** » Wed May 19, 2004 2:17 am

Running is considered flat-footed unless you've target a mob and are closing on it I think. If you're flat-footed versus a touch attack your AC will probably be 10 (or very close. only size mod and deflection AC) unless you have uncanny dodge.

Dyson · Post by **Dyson** » Wed May 19, 2004 2:02 pm

Dodge/haste bonuses also work vs touch attacks, but you lose both when flatfooted...even if you have uncanny dodge AFAICT.

Joran · Post by **Joran** » Thu May 20, 2004 9:36 pm

DrakhanValane wrote:Running is considered flat-footed unless you've target a mob and are closing on it I think. If you're flat-footed versus a touch attack your AC will probably be 10 (or very close. only size mod and deflection AC) unless you have uncanny dodge.

+2 AC for being a moving target :)

DrakhanValane · Post by **DrakhanValane** » Fri May 21, 2004 4:49 am

Did bioware actually implement that? heh. Go figure.