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<blockquote data-quote="Oofta" data-source="post: 7303326" data-attributes="member: 6801845"><p>I would say that your party is full of munchkins who are either cheating (knowingly or not) or have taken optimization to an extreme. For example most barbarians should top out at around 20 AC, damage should be at most around 60 (flaming greatsword with great weapon master) give or take a few points assuming they always hit and ignoring the occasional crit.</p><p></p><p>That's neither good nor bad. I wouldn't run a game like that and wouldn't find it fun to play in that game, but that's just a personal preference. What <em>is</em> bad is that you feel left behind in every way. As a sword-and-board champion fighter you should be more about consistency than DPR. You should have just about the best AC barring the occasional spell, same with damage. Yes other builds are going to be able to nova occasionally but slow and steady should equal out in the long run.</p><p></p><p>So you need to talk to your DM, we can't help you. Does the barbarian have a belt of cloud giant strength? Is he wearing armor while still adding in dex and con bonuses? Ask for those kind of things as well. If you're going to play a super-munchkin game, ask your DM what you can get to become a super-munchkin yourself.</p><p></p><p>Character classes in 5E are never going to be perfectly balanced, but the difference should be much less significant than what you're seeing. So talk to your DM, talk to your group. Let them know what the issue is and why and work with them to figure out how to fix it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Oofta, post: 7303326, member: 6801845"] I would say that your party is full of munchkins who are either cheating (knowingly or not) or have taken optimization to an extreme. For example most barbarians should top out at around 20 AC, damage should be at most around 60 (flaming greatsword with great weapon master) give or take a few points assuming they always hit and ignoring the occasional crit. That's neither good nor bad. I wouldn't run a game like that and wouldn't find it fun to play in that game, but that's just a personal preference. What [I]is[/I] bad is that you feel left behind in every way. As a sword-and-board champion fighter you should be more about consistency than DPR. You should have just about the best AC barring the occasional spell, same with damage. Yes other builds are going to be able to nova occasionally but slow and steady should equal out in the long run. So you need to talk to your DM, we can't help you. Does the barbarian have a belt of cloud giant strength? Is he wearing armor while still adding in dex and con bonuses? Ask for those kind of things as well. If you're going to play a super-munchkin game, ask your DM what you can get to become a super-munchkin yourself. Character classes in 5E are never going to be perfectly balanced, but the difference should be much less significant than what you're seeing. So talk to your DM, talk to your group. Let them know what the issue is and why and work with them to figure out how to fix it. [/QUOTE]
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