I think this is being misinterpreted a little bit. This only blocks attacks that exactly equal the final number. So for their example, AC 14, and final total being 23, 15-22 still hits and 24+ still hits.

It’s an interesting magic item but ultimately it’s too much additional math and dice for a turn.

Oh yes absolutely. I can pop my own back 3 different ways too lol.

I pop everything I can on my body. Fingers, elbows, hips, ankles, neck. All fair game.

I can sometimes squeeze my ass cheeks hard enough to make my lower back pop… first time scared the hell out of me.

I’m curious, if you’ve done that much research into gaming PC prebuilts, what’s keeping you from building your own?