I was making elite ogres as servants of some evil mage but when I was giving them armor I realized that something was off about their ac, according to the rules they have -1 to ac but they’re described as wearing hide, I don’t know whether they have a bonus from tough skin or something but if anyone can enlighten me it would be much appreciated.
From the ACKS II Monstrous Manual:
Ogres have tough hides, granting them a +3 bonus to AC. . . . Most ogre warriors are equipped with fur and hide armor and large two-handed weapons such as morning stars or great axes.
So yes, hide armor is assumed.
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They have tough skin that grants a bonus to AC. If you have a copy of Axioms Issue 2 I do a deep dive on all of this data.
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I just read the section on bonuses and I now realize that the game probably assumes ogres to be small enough to avoid the -1 from being 9-12 ft tall.