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<blockquote data-quote="DaveDash" data-source="post: 6722853" data-attributes="member: 6786202"><p>It's kind of class dependant and what role you want to play.</p><p></p><p>TWF Rangers can do quite decent damage being Dex based.</p><p></p><p>Barbarians will want strength obviously and they make great 'tanks' because of their DR.</p><p></p><p>Fighters, well, you can create a great all round Fighter with Dex using Crossbow Expert and Sharpshooter. You can fight in melee and ranged pretty well. I'm not a huge fan of the sword and board Fighter concept because PC AC peaks once you get to mid levels. I'm running a high AC Dwarven War Cleric and he was awesome at low levels due to AC, but gets hit a lot more now, so I've switched him to using a Greatsword instead of Sword + Board.</p><p></p><p>Paladins - Never seen a Dex based one in action - only strength based ones, and they rock. I could see either working really, since most of your damage actually comes from your smite damage. Getting an extra attack with TWF + smite could be interesting, I'd have to check to make sure that works.</p><p></p><p>It's still useful having someone with high strength in your group though for things like grappling, climbing, jumping, and breaking down doors. Nothing like an adventuring ending before it begins because no one can smash the locked door down into the dungeon.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DaveDash, post: 6722853, member: 6786202"] It's kind of class dependant and what role you want to play. TWF Rangers can do quite decent damage being Dex based. Barbarians will want strength obviously and they make great 'tanks' because of their DR. Fighters, well, you can create a great all round Fighter with Dex using Crossbow Expert and Sharpshooter. You can fight in melee and ranged pretty well. I'm not a huge fan of the sword and board Fighter concept because PC AC peaks once you get to mid levels. I'm running a high AC Dwarven War Cleric and he was awesome at low levels due to AC, but gets hit a lot more now, so I've switched him to using a Greatsword instead of Sword + Board. Paladins - Never seen a Dex based one in action - only strength based ones, and they rock. I could see either working really, since most of your damage actually comes from your smite damage. Getting an extra attack with TWF + smite could be interesting, I'd have to check to make sure that works. It's still useful having someone with high strength in your group though for things like grappling, climbing, jumping, and breaking down doors. Nothing like an adventuring ending before it begins because no one can smash the locked door down into the dungeon. [/QUOTE]
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