Heya,
I just have a small question. I have a fighter (Lv3) and I’m considering getting her a better medium armor while saving up for the breastplate. Would it be more worth it to go for the one higher AC of the Scale Mail even with it giving disadvantage to stealth checks and being heavier, or is that downside bad enough where one less AC but no disadvantage from the Chain Shirt is better?
For more info, she has the unarmed fighting style and the battle master archetype, with the grappling strike, feinting attack and bait and switch maneuvers.
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depends on how you see that character 
(just me) would focus more on “fluff” and worry less about mechanics
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That is honestly a very good opinion and I was silly for not thinking like that /hj
Genuinely though I’ll take that advice into account. It’s still characters after all, not just numbers
As Darth said, it mainly depends on the image of the character you have in mind.
Mechanically, I’d always for higher AC at the cost of stealth disadvantage, unless I play a character who is meant to be stealthy - but such a character would use light armor due to their high dexterity.
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