No avoid. Some kind of quadratic function of defense, resulting in 300 defense (fairly standard amount for archers at least) shaving off about 500 damage, and 400 defense shaving off about 800 damage. That would work, I think.
Magic defense needs to be fixed, though, because mages have like thousands of magic defense and would take no damage from any magic attack. Drop one int to add .25 Magic Defense or so, doesn't make sense that lukless have more defense than luk.
Magic defense needs to be fixed, though, because mages have like thousands of magic defense and would take no damage from any magic attack. Drop one int to add .25 Magic Defense or so, doesn't make sense that lukless have more defense than luk.

