for 3.5e classes that add stuff like charisma to their ac, do you also include dex?

[FoIded_Phoenix]

I'm gonna play in a 3.5e campaign as a battle dancer(class found in the dragon compendium) and it says that you can add your charisma mod to your ac, does this include adding your dex mod also?

[Avigor]

First, there is a 3.5 forum for system specific questions. Second, it depends on the wording of the ability; if it says something about instead of or in place of the Dex mod, then no, but if it just says that you add your Cha to your AC, then generally yes you can benefit from both. Note also that at least some such abilities (Battle Dancer, for example) specify that you can't benefit from both that ability and a Monk's AC bonuses.

[Obscuraphile]

There's actually a simple RAW thread specifically for questions like this. (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?527767-Simple-RAW-Thread-for-3-5-33-Doesn-t-everything-popular-die-when-33) Quite helpful