As characters get better at combat and hitting things, they also get better at avoiding damage. Accordingly, each class gains a dodge bonus to Armor Class based on level. Just like other class-based numbers, a multiclass character adds his bonus from each class to gain his total dodge bonus.

A slight change is made to how dodge bonuses, Dexterity bonuses to AC, and armor interact. A character's total dodge bonus is his dodge bonuses from all sources (dodge bonuses stack, unlike most bonus types), plus his Dexterity modifier. A suit of armor's maximum Dexterity bonus is changed to its maximum dodge bonus. Thus, a character with a 14 Dexterity and a +3 dodge bonus is considered to have a total dodge bonus of +5 (+2 Dex,+3 dodge). If wearing hide armor, however, he is limited by its maximum dodge bonus of +4, giving him an AC of 18 (+4 armor,+4 dodge).