Pathfinder 1e Feat Combat

Improved Armor Focus

Armor check penalty of selected armor decreases by 1, and character level counts as BAB for armor mastery feats.

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Type
Combat
Prerequisites
None
Spell Level
—
Availability
Selectable feat

The armor check penalty of the selected armor decreases by 1 (to a minimum of 0). You also use your character level in place of your base attack bonus for the purpose of armor mastery feat prerequisites.

Special: You can gain this feat multiple times. Its effects do not stack. Each time you take the feat, it applies to a new type of armor.Combat Trick (from the Combat Stamina feat)Source Armor Master's Handbook pg. 20 You can spend 5 stamina points to negate your armor’s armor check penalty for 1 skill check. (See page 16.)

Prerequisites

Armor Focus, BAB +6, proficiency with selected armor
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