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<blockquote data-quote="Mengu" data-source="post: 4730733" data-attributes="member: 65726"><p>Depends on how much you care about defenses. If you don't care much about defenses, Battlerager with Brash Strike is one of the best damage dealers, at least at heroic levels. A 20 strength 16 constitution Goliath with a great axe can attack with a +9 and do 1d12+12 damage when he has temp hit points at first level, of course he'll be sitting at an effective AC 14, Fort 15, Refl 8, Will 9. So you really have to play him more like a striker, and less like a defender.</p><p> </p><p>If you want to do some actual defending (other than being an easy to hit punching bag), an 18 strength 18 dexterity half-orc fighter with a doublesword, wearing Hide can start out with AC 19, the equivalent of the sword and board fighter, but retain speed 6, and only have a -1 skill check penalty. Damage is not very impressive at first level, but as you pick up weapon focus, expertise, and a magic weapon, you'll be doing pretty good damage. Not quite striker, but close. And you have reasonable starting defenses at AC 19, Fort 16, Refl 15, Will 11.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mengu, post: 4730733, member: 65726"] Depends on how much you care about defenses. If you don't care much about defenses, Battlerager with Brash Strike is one of the best damage dealers, at least at heroic levels. A 20 strength 16 constitution Goliath with a great axe can attack with a +9 and do 1d12+12 damage when he has temp hit points at first level, of course he'll be sitting at an effective AC 14, Fort 15, Refl 8, Will 9. So you really have to play him more like a striker, and less like a defender. If you want to do some actual defending (other than being an easy to hit punching bag), an 18 strength 18 dexterity half-orc fighter with a doublesword, wearing Hide can start out with AC 19, the equivalent of the sword and board fighter, but retain speed 6, and only have a -1 skill check penalty. Damage is not very impressive at first level, but as you pick up weapon focus, expertise, and a magic weapon, you'll be doing pretty good damage. Not quite striker, but close. And you have reasonable starting defenses at AC 19, Fort 16, Refl 15, Will 11. [/QUOTE]
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