Martial Artist - 1 class, unlimited styles

[Ekeralos]

I really enjoy the martial artist class and feel that it meshes well with this system. I just have one issue.
The Defense system in conjunction with the Wisdom modifier to AC.
-Lv 1 Airbender with 2 warfans (+1 AC), 17 Wisdom (+3 AC), and 15 Dex (+2 AC), wearing no armor (the defense bonus is +2 according to the Avatar D20 site [under variant rules-armor as Damage reduction])=18 AC
-Lv 1 Firebender with 2 warfans (+1 AC), 17 Dexterity (+3 AC), Wearing no armor (+3 Defense bonus)=17 AC
-Lv 1 Martial Artist (Wind Warrior) with 2 Warfans (+1 AC), 17 Dex (+3 AC), 15 Wisdom (+2 AC), wearing no armor (due to lack of proficiency) (+4 AC)=20 AC

Firebender to hit: +4 (+0 BAB, +3 Dex, +1 Wpn Focus (fireblast) (has to roll a 14 for the airbender, a 13 to hit themselves, and a 16 to hit the Wind Warrior.

Is this system intended to be all about dodging cinemactically and less about accurately hitting? The Airbender on the Giantitp forums was marked with a C Defense bonus but on the site had a A Defense bonus. What should the Defense bonus of the Tataraus' Martial Artist styles be?

[Lord Tataraus]

I'm glad you like the styles Ekeralos. To answer your question, the benders all have the A defense bonus while the Martial Artists have B or C (it is marked on the Defense Bonus column in the style table) as designed and as you have pointed out, it does tend to be a bit low. However, that was intentional based on the style of the combat in Avatar, everyone is getting hit all the time, so it is supposed to be more about dodging cinemactically. All of the classes are much more offensively based with lock-down and penalty based defense rather than direct shielding.

[azraelmk3]

*casts heightened animate thread*

so does weapon strike work for hawk-eye's ranged weapons? doesn't make sense to deal unamred damage on a bow's arrow...but nowhere does it specify otherwise

[Roland St. Jude]

Sheriff of Moddingham:Thread Necro.