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<blockquote data-quote="RulesJD" data-source="post: 6828424" data-attributes="member: 6808367">*sigh*&nbsp; 1.&nbsp; I didn't address your points? Which ones, exactly, did I miss with my aforementioned short novel?&nbsp; &nbsp; 2.&nbsp; I take someone at their word when they've said they've had an experience.&nbsp; Until they make a statement that clearly indicates that no, they have not had that experience.&nbsp;&nbsp; 3.&nbsp; The difference in survivability of taking 1/2 damage from BPS and 1/2 damage from almost everything (in addition to another Rage per day) cannot possibly be understated.&nbsp; This only gets more relevant the further up you go.&nbsp; It turns a 66 damage dragon breath into 33 or 16.&nbsp; In one attack that is not B/P/S it will do more damage reduction than HAM would over an entire fight.&nbsp; 4.&nbsp; I know that was his claim, that I couldn't possibly have 200ish health at level 14.&nbsp; The reason I called it out is because he is blatantly wrong.&nbsp; I never claimed to have 200ish health at level 14, nor when we ran the Tiamat fight.&nbsp; Given that he choose to claim I was shifting my builds and having inconsistencies, I decided it was appropriate to showcase that I had been completely consistent.&nbsp; His perceived changes were because he didn't bother to actually read what I wrote. &nbsp;5.&nbsp; No, you can't roll for health in AL.&nbsp; You have to take the average rounded up. &nbsp;6.&nbsp; I brought up being a lawyer to laugh at his claim that he gave him any sort of authority.&nbsp; Odd coincidence I'll grant you.&nbsp; 7.&nbsp; Please, please stop making statements that are blatantly incorrect.&nbsp; &nbsp; Ancient dragons do not have 4 attacks.&nbsp; They have 3 + Frightful Presence.&nbsp; Their attacks do not do 35-40 damage.&nbsp; They do 17-21 (Ancient Red) while the Bite does 35.&nbsp; With Rage, that's 8-11 and 17.&nbsp; Except that your build takes an additional 7 because it can't resist the Fire damage from the Bite.&nbsp; &nbsp; At 5 attacks per round (eating all Legendary Actions) that would take roughly 4 rounds.&nbsp; If only 1 legendary per round, then only 4 attacks per round so it would take roughly 5 rounds.&nbsp; If my party can't take down an Ancient Dragon in less than 4-5 rounds with every single attack directed at 1 character, that isn't a very good party.&nbsp; I could account for (roughly) 250hp of damage in those 5 rounds alone (roughly 1/2 of its HP and assuming hitting 66% of the time). &nbsp;Each round he will have to reenter to use its Claws (only 10ft of reach) so I get PAM attacks every round.&nbsp; Sent locks him down so he can't chase after my party.&nbsp; Sent also means that he can't run away.&nbsp; &nbsp; Also, if you want to talk about which build is tougher...their breath is 91 fire, which your non-Bear totem will take, at best, 45 fire damage from if you make the DC 24 Dex save.&nbsp; Except you can't make that save in your build, so you'll take 91 fire damage.&nbsp; I can't make the save in my build either, but I can take 1/2 damage so only 45.&nbsp; I don't care how much higher your AC is, you're going down way, way before my build against an Ancient dragon.&nbsp; It has +17 to hit, so your 22 AC or whatever literally makes no difference to survivability.&nbsp; 8.&nbsp; Not an insult.&nbsp; I took your name as a play on the Mike Tyson internet meme &quot;Now kith&quot;.&nbsp; Kithas, when sounded out, seems like it would be pronounced kissa**.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="RulesJD, post: 6828424, member: 6808367"] *sigh* 1. I didn't address your points? Which ones, exactly, did I miss with my aforementioned short novel? 2. I take someone at their word when they've said they've had an experience. Until they make a statement that clearly indicates that no, they have not had that experience. 3. The difference in survivability of taking 1/2 damage from BPS and 1/2 damage from almost everything (in addition to another Rage per day) cannot possibly be understated. This only gets more relevant the further up you go. It turns a 66 damage dragon breath into 33 or 16. In one attack that is not B/P/S it will do more damage reduction than HAM would over an entire fight. 4. I know that was his claim, that I couldn't possibly have 200ish health at level 14. The reason I called it out is because he is blatantly wrong. I never claimed to have 200ish health at level 14, nor when we ran the Tiamat fight. Given that he choose to claim I was shifting my builds and having inconsistencies, I decided it was appropriate to showcase that I had been completely consistent. His perceived changes were because he didn't bother to actually read what I wrote. 5. No, you can't roll for health in AL. You have to take the average rounded up. 6. I brought up being a lawyer to laugh at his claim that he gave him any sort of authority. Odd coincidence I'll grant you. 7. Please, please stop making statements that are blatantly incorrect. Ancient dragons do not have 4 attacks. They have 3 + Frightful Presence. Their attacks do not do 35-40 damage. They do 17-21 (Ancient Red) while the Bite does 35. With Rage, that's 8-11 and 17. Except that your build takes an additional 7 because it can't resist the Fire damage from the Bite. At 5 attacks per round (eating all Legendary Actions) that would take roughly 4 rounds. If only 1 legendary per round, then only 4 attacks per round so it would take roughly 5 rounds. If my party can't take down an Ancient Dragon in less than 4-5 rounds with every single attack directed at 1 character, that isn't a very good party. I could account for (roughly) 250hp of damage in those 5 rounds alone (roughly 1/2 of its HP and assuming hitting 66% of the time). Each round he will have to reenter to use its Claws (only 10ft of reach) so I get PAM attacks every round. Sent locks him down so he can't chase after my party. Sent also means that he can't run away. Also, if you want to talk about which build is tougher...their breath is 91 fire, which your non-Bear totem will take, at best, 45 fire damage from if you make the DC 24 Dex save. Except you can't make that save in your build, so you'll take 91 fire damage. I can't make the save in my build either, but I can take 1/2 damage so only 45. I don't care how much higher your AC is, you're going down way, way before my build against an Ancient dragon. It has +17 to hit, so your 22 AC or whatever literally makes no difference to survivability. 8. Not an insult. I took your name as a play on the Mike Tyson internet meme "Now kith". Kithas, when sounded out, seems like it would be pronounced kissa**. [/QUOTE]

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