Fortifying Defense (Heavy)

[Mad Wizard]

The Fortifying Defense armor special quality from the DMG II has a cost of a +5 bonus, as does heavy fortification. Doesn't this mean that it is impossible to have this ability on armor without going into epic levels, as a +1 heavy fortification fortifying defense armor is a total of a +11 bonus, which is over the maximum of +10?

[Wih]

The Fortifying Defense armor special quality from the DMG II has a cost of a +5 bonus, as does heavy fortification. Doesn't this mean that it is impossible to have this ability on armor without going into epic levels, as a +1 heavy fortification fortifying defense armor is a total of a +11 bonus, which is over the maximum of +10?

...which means that having a piece of armour with Fortifying Defense: Heavy is an epic piece of armour. Yes. It's been one of my personal grievences with the DMGII for some time.

[Douglas]

With Heavy Fortification, yes. That ability can be used with light or medium fortification as well, though, and has a lower effective bonus when paired with them as well.

[Mad Wizard]

So heavy fortifying defense can go with, for example, light fortification?

Ah, I see. Thanks.

[Douglas]

Not what I meant. If you do it with light fortification, you use the light fortifying defense. So yeah, I guess the heavy version is inaccessible until epic.