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<blockquote data-quote="Orcus Porkus" data-source="post: 4526620" data-attributes="member: 76022"><p><strong>Improve Charging is the key</strong></p><p></p><p>I played a 3rd level dwarf barbarian on Sunday. He's now 4th level (sheet below).</p><p>I too was overall pleased, but a bit disappointed since I didn't kill an enemy once, or landed a crit (although I did a lot of damage), and thus couldn't do rampage etc. I also got trapped because the monsters focussed on me as the most dangerous guy (good sign).</p><p>The <strong>bloodclaw weapon</strong> worked well because I had so many freshly added temp HP.</p><p></p><p>My lessons:</p><p></p><p>I will use <strong>great leap</strong> (utility level 2) to get out of trapped situations, in order to charge again. It seems that <strong>jumping over the heads of monsters</strong> is possible.</p><p></p><p>I will also use <strong>boots of adept charging</strong> (AV) which allow me to shift after the charge (which is huge since the rules don't allow any movement after a charge attack).</p><p>I'm planning to <strong>risk more OA's</strong> by breaking out and charging back in, in conjunction with the fighter who gets free attacks if I escape from a marked target.</p><p></p><p>We will occasionally <strong>adjust initiative</strong> so the warlord comes after me, and shifts me with <strong>wolfpack tactics</strong> if needed, which, in conjunction with the boots, give me the running start of 2 squares for the next charge, or commander's strike perhaps.</p><p></p><p>With the <strong>powerful charge feat</strong> I deal +2 damage, and I also plan to use bullrush +2 bonus in connection with girdle of the oxen (+1 square on the push) if there is a pit I can toss the enemy into, just for the fun of it.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: Red"><em><strong>Question about charging</strong></em></span>: Do I really need to move the whole distance in a straight line? I thought it's enough to cover the last 2 squares in a straight line.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://www.zumschneider.com/images/crom_dwarf_barbarian_Page_1.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" /></p><p><img src="http://www.zumschneider.com/images/crom_dwarf_barbarian_Page_2.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" /></p><p><img src="http://www.zumschneider.com/images/crom_dwarf_barbarian_powers_and_magic_items.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Orcus Porkus, post: 4526620, member: 76022"] [b]Improve Charging is the key[/b] I played a 3rd level dwarf barbarian on Sunday. He's now 4th level (sheet below). I too was overall pleased, but a bit disappointed since I didn't kill an enemy once, or landed a crit (although I did a lot of damage), and thus couldn't do rampage etc. I also got trapped because the monsters focussed on me as the most dangerous guy (good sign). The [B]bloodclaw weapon[/B] worked well because I had so many freshly added temp HP. My lessons: I will use [B]great leap[/B] (utility level 2) to get out of trapped situations, in order to charge again. It seems that [B]jumping over the heads of monsters[/B] is possible. I will also use [B]boots of adept charging[/B] (AV) which allow me to shift after the charge (which is huge since the rules don't allow any movement after a charge attack). I'm planning to [B]risk more OA's[/B] by breaking out and charging back in, in conjunction with the fighter who gets free attacks if I escape from a marked target. We will occasionally [B]adjust initiative[/B] so the warlord comes after me, and shifts me with [B]wolfpack tactics[/B] if needed, which, in conjunction with the boots, give me the running start of 2 squares for the next charge, or commander's strike perhaps. With the [B]powerful charge feat[/B] I deal +2 damage, and I also plan to use bullrush +2 bonus in connection with girdle of the oxen (+1 square on the push) if there is a pit I can toss the enemy into, just for the fun of it. [COLOR=Red][I][B]Question about charging[/B][/I][/COLOR]: Do I really need to move the whole distance in a straight line? I thought it's enough to cover the last 2 squares in a straight line. [IMG]http://www.zumschneider.com/images/crom_dwarf_barbarian_Page_1.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://www.zumschneider.com/images/crom_dwarf_barbarian_Page_2.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://www.zumschneider.com/images/crom_dwarf_barbarian_powers_and_magic_items.jpg[/IMG] [/QUOTE]
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