D&D 5E A tweak for the Battlemaster fighter

[dave2008]

The Polearm Master feat.

I hardly ever use Google Docs... are you not able to download it?

OK, thanks. Me either, but it says I have to be given permission to edit it.

 

[Esker]

Actually what are PAM; CBE; EA; & SS? Heck, any change you could add a legend?

Hah, sorry, yeah. I'll do that tomorrow. They're Crossbow Expert, Elven Accuracy, and Sharpshooter

 

[Esker]

You can't edit it directly in the cloud, but you should be able to go to File > Download and have it exported as an Excel file or whatever.

 

[dave2008]

You can't edit it directly in the cloud, but you should be able to go to File > Download and have it exported as an Excel file or whatever.

That did it - thanks!

 

[Paul Farquhar]

Hah, sorry, yeah. I'll do that tomorrow. They're Crossbow Expert, Elven Accuracy, and Sharpshooter

How about adding Magic Adept: Hex?

 

[Quartz]

I made a shiny new spreadsheet here.

Turn the 0.5 Advantage for the Battlemaster off, give a 100% chance of reaction and bonus attack to all classes, and look at row 70.

 

[dave2008]

Turn the 0.5 Advantage for the Battlemaster off, give a 100% chance of reaction and bonus attack to all classes, and look at row 70.

The highlighted bit is unrealistic, by a large margin. If that is what you need to do to prove your point, it just shows how off base you are.

 

[Quartz]

The highlighted bit is unrealistic, by a large margin. If that is what you need to do to prove your point, it just shows how off base you are.

Change it down to 50% and look at row 70 and you'll see that the Battlemaster still sucks.

To save you the bother:

Base Dmg/Day 601.4 Base Dmg/Day 512.8 Base Dmg/Day 648.0 Base Dmg/Day 580.5 Base Dmg/Day 626.4

Yup, the BM still sucks.

And from where did you get 2.6 attacks for the ranger? I assume that was a typo.

 

[dave2008]

Change it down to 50% and look at row 70 and you'll see that the Battlemaster still sucks.

I can't speak for @Esker 's spreadsheet as I haven't had a chance to review it in depth. However, the one he posted showed a slight edge to the fighter (very slight, like 1 point I believe) at 11th. My spreadsheet did the same (but a larger margin). @FrogReaver 's spreadsheet did as well.

Now, because you have not argued in good faith previously I cannot trust your adjustments to @Esker 's spreadsheet without looking into in more detail. But if your taking the assumed build (from your OP and my post #104) and giving it 50% bonus actions and reactions that is way too high. The ranger bonus action would be 0%, as we have previously proven, and reactions would be around 20% (that was Esker's assumption I believe) to 33% (my assumption).

Per my spread the BM is doing over 700 damage / day @ 11th which would be highest on your list. But we are not comparing apples to apples so I realize that has little merrit.

And from where did you get 2.6 attacks for the ranger? I assume that was a typo.

Probably a miss reading of your post from my phone.

 

[FrogReaver]

Turn the 0.5 Advantage for the Battlemaster off, give a 100% chance of reaction and bonus attack to all classes, and look at row 70.

Why not set them both at 200%. Or how about 1000%. Heck what about -500?

#I can pick random percents out of thin air too