Heavy Armor Optimization

Heavy Armor Optimization
Type of Feat: General Prerequisite: Armor Proficiency (Heavy), Base Attack Bonus +4 Use: Automatic.

When you are wearing heavy armor, lessen the armor check penalty by 1 and increase the armor bonus by 1. This is done as a +skill bonus to (Hide, Move Silently, and Tumble) and a +1 Dodge AC bonus.

A fighter can choose Greater Heavy Armor Optimization as one of his bonus fighter feats.

You have mastered the use of heavy armor, maximizing its protective qualities while moving more easily in it.