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<blockquote data-quote="NewJeffCT" data-source="post: 1667732" data-attributes="member: 10784">Well, I had a PC like that several years back (in 2E days).&nbsp; I was playing a human ranger, so I should have been one of the better frontline fighters in the party.&nbsp; However, in the first few combats, I never hit anybody and was always knocked down into unconsciousness (0 or less hp) – and, we were going up against goblins and orcs, not heavily armored evil knights or anything.&nbsp; It was kind of embarrassing to see my butt saved by the party’s Halfling thief or seeing our elven fighter/mage chopping down bad guys left and right while my guy was basically impotent.However, several sessions and a level later, we reached a climactic point in the story and had a huge battle, and my ranger finally landed his first hit – and it ended up being a critical hit on an ogre.&nbsp; It was worth the wait.My ranger did a bit better after that, but was still famous for missing more often than he should have during the rest of that awesome year-long campaign in Kalamar.&nbsp; However, some of my big, critical hits were memorable in that campaign, including my roll of ‘99’ on the crit chart and taking out our evil elven nemesis in one shot.&nbsp; (Our old crit chart in 2E days was pretty harsh, which normally worked to the detriment of the PCs)So, even though I had a slow start, my character ended up being extremely memorable.&nbsp; I prefer to remember the big hits than the many misses.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="NewJeffCT, post: 1667732, member: 10784"] Well, I had a PC like that several years back (in 2E days). I was playing a human ranger, so I should have been one of the better frontline fighters in the party. However, in the first few combats, I never hit anybody and was always knocked down into unconsciousness (0 or less hp) – and, we were going up against goblins and orcs, not heavily armored evil knights or anything. It was kind of embarrassing to see my butt saved by the party’s Halfling thief or seeing our elven fighter/mage chopping down bad guys left and right while my guy was basically impotent. However, several sessions and a level later, we reached a climactic point in the story and had a huge battle, and my ranger finally landed his first hit – and it ended up being a critical hit on an ogre. It was worth the wait. My ranger did a bit better after that, but was still famous for missing more often than he should have during the rest of that awesome year-long campaign in Kalamar. However, some of my big, critical hits were memorable in that campaign, including my roll of ‘99’ on the crit chart and taking out our evil elven nemesis in one shot. (Our old crit chart in 2E days was pretty harsh, which normally worked to the detriment of the PCs) So, even though I had a slow start, my character ended up being extremely memorable. I prefer to remember the big hits than the many misses. [/QUOTE]

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