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<blockquote data-quote="MechaPilot" data-source="post: 7541489" data-attributes="member: 82779"><p>I didn't introduce that metric. If you go back to <a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?655903-False-truisms-in-5th-edition/page3&p=7540996#post7540996" target="_blank">post #25</a>, you'll see it was Paramandur who brought up the fighter getting two attacks per attack action. And on <a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?655903-False-truisms-in-5th-edition/page3&p=7541007#post7541007" target="_blank">post #29</a> he made the claim that the champion fighter does more damage. I didn't make this about damage, I just introduced an anecdote about how a totem barbarian is a better fighter than the two fighter classed characters at my table and then responded when someone else made the discussion about damage output.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I don't judge them on damage output alone (see above). Damage output is just one of the factors. Defense is another, and they're pretty much equal on that front (see below). Plus, all the strong-guy stuff the fighter might attempt is easier for the barbarian because of advantage on Strength checks. The barbarian is also more mobile. On the damage front, the barbarian gets two attacks, just like the fighter, and brutal critical effectively gives him a triple-damage crit.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>The barbarian is easier to hit. But, he has significantly more HPs, and he takes half damage from literally everything thanks to the bear totem and the PotA helmet that grants psychic resistance. He also has a pretty decent Dex score and advantage on most Dex saves from Danger Sense.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MechaPilot, post: 7541489, member: 82779"] I didn't introduce that metric. If you go back to [URL="http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?655903-False-truisms-in-5th-edition/page3&p=7540996#post7540996"]post #25[/URL], you'll see it was Paramandur who brought up the fighter getting two attacks per attack action. And on [URL="http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?655903-False-truisms-in-5th-edition/page3&p=7541007#post7541007"]post #29[/URL] he made the claim that the champion fighter does more damage. I didn't make this about damage, I just introduced an anecdote about how a totem barbarian is a better fighter than the two fighter classed characters at my table and then responded when someone else made the discussion about damage output. I don't judge them on damage output alone (see above). Damage output is just one of the factors. Defense is another, and they're pretty much equal on that front (see below). Plus, all the strong-guy stuff the fighter might attempt is easier for the barbarian because of advantage on Strength checks. The barbarian is also more mobile. On the damage front, the barbarian gets two attacks, just like the fighter, and brutal critical effectively gives him a triple-damage crit. The barbarian is easier to hit. But, he has significantly more HPs, and he takes half damage from literally everything thanks to the bear totem and the PotA helmet that grants psychic resistance. He also has a pretty decent Dex score and advantage on most Dex saves from Danger Sense. [/QUOTE]
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