I tried to do that for my own homebrew, and for a test, I took off all my armour. And weirdly, instead of giving me CON Score+3 as set, it gave me "unarmored (10)+DEX+CON Modifier + 3". What am I doing wrong? I definitely set it up as "Modifier: Set->Subtype: Unarmored Armor Class->Fixed Value: 3".
I did that, even tried bonus, and had no luck. I am not looking to use the mod in the AC calculation, but the score, which is a much higher number. And that just doesn't work.
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I tried to do that for my own homebrew, and for a test, I took off all my armour. And weirdly, instead of giving me CON Score+3 as set, it gave me "unarmored (10)+DEX+CON Modifier + 3". What am I doing wrong? I definitely set it up as "Modifier: Set->Subtype: Unarmored Armor Class->Fixed Value: 3".
To create a natural armor AC of 13+Con mod requires a combination of 2 modifiers:
For additional info, please see the Homebrew Subclasses & Species FAQ #9: (https://www.dndbeyond.com/forums/dungeons-dragons-discussion/homebrew-house-rules/131411-a-homebrewers-how-to-faq). And please check out the rest of the FAQs for even more helpful information to give you advantage on your homebrewing.
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I did that, even tried bonus, and had no luck. I am not looking to use the mod in the AC calculation, but the score, which is a much higher number. And that just doesn't work.
Oh, Ahh, yeah, no. That’s not a thing the system can do.
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That's a shame. So I would have to put a note on the feat that the AC must be calculated manually?
Yeah.
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Out of curiosity, I am trying to homebrew a race with the same Unarmored Defence as the Barbarian. (10+DEX+CON) How would I do that?
EDIT: never mind! I somehow figured it out
For anyone looking for this answer in future, it can be found in the Homebrew Subclasses & Species FAQ #9: (https://www.dndbeyond.com/forums/dungeons-dragons-discussion/homebrew-house-rules/131411-a-homebrewers-how-to-faq).
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