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<blockquote data-quote="Wik" data-source="post: 6628279" data-attributes="member: 40177">As has been stated before, the forums are not a good testing ground for what is &quot;normal&quot; - these are the people who are so into the game, that they congregate onto a site to discuss minutiae.&nbsp; I know that at my table, which can often be fairly mathy, there's not a whole lot of looking at Damage Per Round sort of thinking... and the player that DOES pay attention to that sort of thinking is the only guy playing a fighter - who took the protection fighting style and rarely even uses his weapon!&nbsp; To be honest, I think the best fighting style is actually protection.&nbsp; A fighter who does nothing but protect allies with reaction, and either dodge or help allies make attacks, is actually a HUGE contributor to the party's success, without ever swinging his weapon.&nbsp; As for me, I go for whatever thematically makes sense.&nbsp; The difference between a d8 and a d6 is small enough that I'm willing to do that, regardless of math.&nbsp; Right now, I'm about to start playing a tempest cleric with a sailor background, and I'm trying to decide what's a good seaworthy weapon for him (I'm leaning towards battle axe, for cutting lines).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wik, post: 6628279, member: 40177"] As has been stated before, the forums are not a good testing ground for what is "normal" - these are the people who are so into the game, that they congregate onto a site to discuss minutiae. I know that at my table, which can often be fairly mathy, there's not a whole lot of looking at Damage Per Round sort of thinking... and the player that DOES pay attention to that sort of thinking is the only guy playing a fighter - who took the protection fighting style and rarely even uses his weapon! To be honest, I think the best fighting style is actually protection. A fighter who does nothing but protect allies with reaction, and either dodge or help allies make attacks, is actually a HUGE contributor to the party's success, without ever swinging his weapon. As for me, I go for whatever thematically makes sense. The difference between a d8 and a d6 is small enough that I'm willing to do that, regardless of math. Right now, I'm about to start playing a tempest cleric with a sailor background, and I'm trying to decide what's a good seaworthy weapon for him (I'm leaning towards battle axe, for cutting lines). [/QUOTE]

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