Does negative Dex affect armor?

Dex is added to AC up to the level allowed by the armor, so a negative modifier would indeed lower AC. Heavy armor specifically states that Dex is not added, but also states that a negative modifier is not subtracted.

Does negative Dex affect AC 5e?

1 Answer. Intiative will be affected, but AC will not. Initiative is DEX + d20. If your DEX is -1 then it’s going to be d20-1.

Does medium armor add Dex?

If you wear medium armor, you add your Dexterity modifier, to a maximum of +2, to the base number from your armor type to determine your Armor Class.

Do you add Dex to half plate?

Half-plate gives 15+Dex (max 2) AC for a maximum of 17 but it also imposes disadvantage on stealth rolls, and if you are making a Dex build then that might not be very appealing. Breastplate offers 14+Dex (max 2) for a maximum of 16 which of course is less AC but then you can stealth properly.

Can your initiative be negative?

0 is a valid value for initiative. You can actually have negative values too.

Can you have a negative initiative bonus?

Yep, if you have a -1 on initiative, you go last unless someone else has lower initiative. Have a fighter in my group that has a -1 initiative, but he has a magic item that gives him advantage on initiative rolls.

Does Dex take away from AC?

As such, yes, if you have a negative dex modifier, you still subtract that from your AC, regardless of what armour you’re wearing.

Should a barbarian wear medium armor?

It may sound odd, but barbarians have proficiency in medium armor from the get go, and the highest end medium armor half plate can be just a bit better than your unarmored defense feature. Generally though, without some magic item to perform better, half plate just provides the best AC.

Do you use negative Dex in light armor?

You might have light armor that gives you (11 + Dex modifier, max Dex +5), or medium armor that gives you AC (14 + Dex modifier, max Dex +2), or heavy armor that gives you AC (22 + Dex modifier, max Dex -5). In case Syntallah wasn’t clear: Yes you use your negative dex mod in light and medium. And no you don’t in heavy.

What kind of armor gives you AC and Dex?

It looks kind of weird, but it’s consistent mathematically. You might have light armor that gives you (11 + Dex modifier, max Dex +5), or medium armor that gives you AC (14 + Dex modifier, max Dex +2), or heavy armor that gives you AC (22 + Dex modifier, max Dex -5).

What’s the maximum Dexterity bonus for heavy armor?

Click to expand… One way to think of it is that Heavy armor has a maximum allowed Dexterity bonus of -5, and very high base AC. It looks kind of weird, but it’s consistent mathematically.

Can you add dexterity modifier to heavy armor?

– If you wear medium armor, you add your Dexterity modifier, to a maximum of +2, to the base number from your armor type to determine your Armor Class. – Heavy armor doesn’t let you add your Dexterity modifier to your Armor Class, but it also doesn’t penalize you if your Dexterity modifier is negative.