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Message: <blockquote data-quote="James Lockart" data-source="post: 5983197" data-attributes="member: 6698208">Okay, I'm still new to D&D 4e, but even i could see this one coming a mile away. Basically, I'm the party Controller (LV 6, Half-Elf, Con-Wis Invoker, based mostly in thunder and lightning attacks, I'm mostly shotgun at the moment but with plans to move to a more "Blast whiten 10" strategy as I level. Also, at the moment I'm standing in as a second tank along with the Paladin) and I worship The Traveler. The GM has been pushing me to take Keeper of the Everflow epic destiny when I reach that high. I also overheard him talking with our party Striker (currently Lv 6, Tiefling, Elementalist) who worships the Raven Queen and likes to call himself "the Raven Queen's personal cremation oven" (the things he does with Elemental Bolt, Escalation, Black Wrath of Hell, etc... is flipping ridiculous even by DPS standards.) The GM is pushing him to take Marshal of Letherna. I was then informed by a member of our regular group, who's sitting out on this campaign, that the GM's pull this trick before, back before I joined the group. He plans to throw us at each other in an epic battle, one on one, at level 21. Odds are the looser will not be resurrected (if my opposition wins, there wont be anything left but ash.)As I see it, i have a few choices.1. I pick a different Epic Destiny, even though I think I'd like Keeper of the Everflow.2. I get the Striker to pick a different epic destiny, even though he's fairly set on Marshal of Letherna.3. Find some loophole I can use to get out of it.4. Surprise everyone and take down the veteran Striker (Read "Crematorium")I would like to see the story get interesting and think 4 is the best option. The problem is I have no idea how to take him on as a Controller. He outclasses me in Single Target Damage. He could one shot me even now. I've got a good chance of winning initiative the way my character is planed out (not afraid of hitting him by surprise the moment i have confirmation of his Epic Destiny either,) and unless the guy who let me in on this also mentioned something to our striker then he's clueless. Now we're still only Lv6, but I want to be ready for this fight. Can anyone out there give me any advice or point out alternatives I'm missing?</blockquote>

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