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<blockquote data-quote="Flamestrike" data-source="post: 7635757" data-attributes="member: 6788736"><p>Level 5 Rogue. 1 attack (rapier) at +7 dealing 3d6+1d8+4 [19] damage (presuming adjacent PC to trigger sneak attack) = around 19 damage.</p><p></p><p>Level 5 Paladin. 2 attacks (Greatsword) at +7 dealing 4d6+8 damage -re'roll 1s and 2s = around 25 damage.</p><p></p><p>The Paladin also has roughly 6 x smites and/or smite spells, 3 x divine channels (including either +Cha to hit and damage or advantage to hit), and damage buffs from +1d4 radiant to every hit, or Hunters mark from V-Pal.</p><p></p><p>Paladin AC should be 18. Rogue AC should be 16.</p><p></p><p>No feats here, but if allowed, there is better feat support for the Greatsword (GWM's power attack and cleave) than the Rapier. Again, I'm not sure the perception fits the reality.</p><p></p><p>I dont know. I use feats and MCing, and I see a lot of Strength builds. Literally every single Cleric, Paladin, Barbarian and most Fighters (those that arent built specifically as archers) use Strength.</p><p></p><p>The only 'Dex to melee' guys I've seen in literally dozens of campaigns over 5 years have been every single Monk, and a Swashbuckler/ Battlemaster with TWF and Rogues.</p><p></p><p>Every Ranger barring 1 I have seen has been ranged, and the 1 ranger that was melee was a Tortle TWF Strength guy.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Flamestrike, post: 7635757, member: 6788736"] Level 5 Rogue. 1 attack (rapier) at +7 dealing 3d6+1d8+4 [19] damage (presuming adjacent PC to trigger sneak attack) = around 19 damage. Level 5 Paladin. 2 attacks (Greatsword) at +7 dealing 4d6+8 damage -re'roll 1s and 2s = around 25 damage. The Paladin also has roughly 6 x smites and/or smite spells, 3 x divine channels (including either +Cha to hit and damage or advantage to hit), and damage buffs from +1d4 radiant to every hit, or Hunters mark from V-Pal. Paladin AC should be 18. Rogue AC should be 16. No feats here, but if allowed, there is better feat support for the Greatsword (GWM's power attack and cleave) than the Rapier. Again, I'm not sure the perception fits the reality. I dont know. I use feats and MCing, and I see a lot of Strength builds. Literally every single Cleric, Paladin, Barbarian and most Fighters (those that arent built specifically as archers) use Strength. The only 'Dex to melee' guys I've seen in literally dozens of campaigns over 5 years have been every single Monk, and a Swashbuckler/ Battlemaster with TWF and Rogues. Every Ranger barring 1 I have seen has been ranged, and the 1 ranger that was melee was a Tortle TWF Strength guy. [/QUOTE]
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