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<blockquote data-quote="S'mon" data-source="post: 8407088" data-attributes="member: 463"><p>I'm not digging through the last 6 years of 5e fights I've run for you, but if you want to do so there are a ton of text chat game logs at <a href="http://frloudwater.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Forgotten Realms Campaigns</a> & <a href="http://smonscurseofthecrimsonthrone.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Varisia: Rise of the Runelords</a> & NSFW <a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogin.g?blogspotURL=http://smons.blogspot.com/&type=blog" target="_blank">Sensitive Content Warning</a> - the latter has the early years games 2015-16 before I went over to 1 week long rests.</p><p></p><p>My impressions: Typically Champions are played by the less minmaxy players to start with, while most Barbarians are Bear Totem for maximum survivability. The Champions don't always Action Surge straight off. The Bear-Barians tend not to Reckless much, preferring to keep a good AC and wear down the enemy over a large number of combat rounds (say 6-8 like I said), by which time the Champions are usually badly bashed up. There's usually some support from other squishy PCs eg in Wilderlands the early group was typically Berserker Barbarian, Champion Fighter, Assassin Rogue and a Warlock of the Fey. The Rogue & Barbarian players were quite skilled, the other two not.</p><p>In my current Faerun games one group has a Goliath Champion Fighter and a Berserker Barbarian. The Barbarian is higher level, the Fighter player having lost two other PCs so far, so cannot compare directly esp as it's currently Barb-5 vs Fighter-4 so the Barb has x2 offence right off. Having lots of encounters between LRs definitely helps though.</p><p></p><p>Edit: My current Faerun Adventures PC groups are:</p><p>(1)</p><p><strong><a href="https://www.dndbeyond.com/profile/Vibrantella/characters/39812138" target="_blank">Greeba</a> </strong>of Soravia (Jelena) Half-Orc female Barbarian-5 (Berserker) XP 10,375/14,000 <strong>AC 18 </strong>(scale, shield, DEX+2)<strong> HP 50</strong> (14+9/level), <em>+1 warhammer; flametongue longsword</em> P-PER 10 P-INV 9 P-INS 13 </p><p><strong><a href="https://www.dndbeyond.com/characters/56895181/diphHB" target="_blank">Gorlock</a> the Warlock</strong> (Tony) Half-Elf male Celestial Warlock-5 XP 10,375/14,000 <strong>AC 15 HP 43</strong> (11+8/level) P-PER 11 P-INV 11 P-INS 11. </p><p><strong>Wisteria of Skullspire</strong> (Jelly) Moon Elf female Grave Cleric-5 XP 9,791/14,000 <strong>AC 17 HP 38</strong> (10+7/lvl) <strong>P-PER 16</strong> P-INV 12 <strong>P-INS 16</strong>. MI: <em>+1 longbow</em></p><p><strong>Eamon of the Yellow Rose </strong>(Bill) Human male Monk-5 (Kensai) XP 9,321/14,000 <strong>AC 16/18 HP 33</strong> (9+6/lvl) P-PER 12 P-INV 10 P-INS 15 MI: <em>+1 longsword</em></p><p><a href="https://www.dndbeyond.com/profile/LiraelWiddershins/characters/51477117" target="_blank"><strong>Nathia Truefist</strong> </a>(Kim) Goliath female Fighter-4 (Champion) XP 5,549/6,500 <strong>AC 16/18 HP 36</strong> (12+8/lvl) P-PER 12 P-INV 9 P-INS 10 </p><p><strong><a href="https://www.dndbeyond.com/profile/LiraelWiddershins/characters/56771555" target="_blank">Joell Elderberry</a></strong> (Max) Aasimar male Paladin-4 (Oath of Conquest) XP 3,149/6500 <strong>AC 21 </strong>(plate & shield)<strong> HP 32</strong> (11+7/lvl) P-PER 11 P-INV 9 P-INS 11</p><p><strong>Blurb</strong> (Phil) Firbolg male Forest Druid-3 XP 900/2700 <strong>AC 16 HP 24</strong> P-PER 13 P-INV 9 P-INS 13</p><p><strong><a href="https://www.dndbeyond.com/profile/MOO_WUN/characters/56835790" target="_blank">Mac</a></strong> (Matt) Hill Dwarf male Hunter Ranger-3 XP 1,922/2,700 AC 17 HP 34 (14+10/lvl) P-PER 14 P-INV 9 P-INS 12</p><p><strong><u>Quasi-PC</u></strong></p><p><strong>Trystan</strong>, the Bard of Leth (Jelly) Half-Elf male Bard-4 XP 2,700/2,700 <strong>AC 15 HP 31</strong> P-PER 10 P-INV 11 P-INS 10</p><p></p><p>(2) </p><p><strong>Norrin Son of Thorin</strong> (Geoff) Human male Fighter-6 (Champion) PB+3 XP 19,936/23,000 <strong>AC 22 </strong>(plate +1 & shield +1)<strong> HP 58</strong> (13+9/level) <strong>P-PER 15</strong> P-INV 12 <strong>P-INS 15</strong> MI: <em>+1 Nar 'hero sword' longsword, <strong>+1 plate armour</strong>, +1 shield, +1 Duergar greatsword</em></p><p><strong><a href="https://www.dndbeyond.com/profile/WhiteValyrian/characters/36672222" target="_blank">Strohm</a></strong> of Leth (Muiz) Sun Elf male Fighter-6 (Eldritch Knight) XP 18,167/23,000 <strong>AC 19 </strong>(orog plate, defence style) <strong>HP 52 </strong>(12+8/lvl) P-PER 12 P-INV 12 P-INS 9. MI: <strong>+2 Greatsword</strong> - Excruciator, the Sword of Amaul, aka the Sword of the Sorcerer (sheds light as per spell on command)</p><p><a href="https://www.dndbeyond.com/characters/37451680/KLDlk4" target="_blank"><strong>Malied Edicast </strong></a>(James) Half-Elf male Wizard-6 XP 17,318/23,000 <strong>AC 13/16 </strong>mage armour <strong>HP 26</strong> (6+4/lvl) P-PER 14 <strong>P-INV 18</strong> P-INS 11. Blessing: +2 INT from Gina the Gynosphinx</p><p><strong>Fraener</strong> <strong>ap Durgeddin</strong> (Chris) Mountain Dwarf male Forge Cleric-5 XP 13,927/14,000 <strong>AC 22 </strong>(AC19 plate armour +1, +3 for shield blessed to +1)<strong> HP 48 </strong>(12+9/lvl) E: Durgeddin's own <strong>+1 full plate armour</strong> (+0/<strong>+1</strong> at 5th level), +1 Duergar warhammer, <strong>+2 Mace.</strong> P-PER 12 P-INV 10 <strong>P-INS 15</strong></p><p><strong><strong>Ted</strong> (Matt) Half-Orc male Rogue-5 (Thief) XP 7,465/14,000 <strong>AC 15 </strong>(studded)<strong> HP 38 </strong>(10+7/lvl) P-PER 15 P-INV 9 P-INS 11 MI: Ostrikka's/Jack's gauntlets of ogre power STR 19, +1 Durgeddin Rapier from Tenho, Barbara's Rope of Climbing</strong></p><p><strong><strong>Queale</strong> (Keelia) Half-Elf female Horizon Walker Ranger-4 XP 7,096/6,500>14,000 <strong>AC 16 HP 40</strong> (13+9/level) <strong>P-PER 15</strong> P-INV 12 P-INS 15 MI: cute rabbit fur slippers of elvenkind</strong></p><p><strong>Shivers </strong>(Rich), Human male Rogue-3>4 (Assassin) XP 3,999/2,700>6,500 <strong>AC 14 HP 21>29</strong> (9+6/lvl, rolled 8 hp for 4th) P-PER 13 P-INV 13 P-INS 11</p><p></p><p>With an open sandbox style, 1 hour SR and 1 hour LR, no Feats or Multiclassing, the classes seem pretty balanced to me. Without Feats, Humans are definitely weak - esp as there's a lot of dungeoncrawling where darkvision helps.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="S'mon, post: 8407088, member: 463"] I'm not digging through the last 6 years of 5e fights I've run for you, but if you want to do so there are a ton of text chat game logs at [URL='http://frloudwater.blogspot.com/']Forgotten Realms Campaigns[/URL] & [URL='http://smonscurseofthecrimsonthrone.blogspot.com/']Varisia: Rise of the Runelords[/URL] & NSFW [URL='https://www.blogger.com/blogin.g?blogspotURL=http://smons.blogspot.com/&type=blog']Sensitive Content Warning[/URL] - the latter has the early years games 2015-16 before I went over to 1 week long rests. My impressions: Typically Champions are played by the less minmaxy players to start with, while most Barbarians are Bear Totem for maximum survivability. The Champions don't always Action Surge straight off. The Bear-Barians tend not to Reckless much, preferring to keep a good AC and wear down the enemy over a large number of combat rounds (say 6-8 like I said), by which time the Champions are usually badly bashed up. There's usually some support from other squishy PCs eg in Wilderlands the early group was typically Berserker Barbarian, Champion Fighter, Assassin Rogue and a Warlock of the Fey. The Rogue & Barbarian players were quite skilled, the other two not. In my current Faerun games one group has a Goliath Champion Fighter and a Berserker Barbarian. The Barbarian is higher level, the Fighter player having lost two other PCs so far, so cannot compare directly esp as it's currently Barb-5 vs Fighter-4 so the Barb has x2 offence right off. Having lots of encounters between LRs definitely helps though. Edit: My current Faerun Adventures PC groups are: (1) [B][URL='https://www.dndbeyond.com/profile/Vibrantella/characters/39812138']Greeba[/URL] [/B]of Soravia (Jelena) Half-Orc female Barbarian-5 (Berserker) XP 10,375/14,000 [B]AC 18 [/B](scale, shield, DEX+2)[B] HP 50[/B] (14+9/level), [I]+1 warhammer; flametongue longsword[/I] P-PER 10 P-INV 9 P-INS 13 [B][URL='https://www.dndbeyond.com/characters/56895181/diphHB']Gorlock[/URL] the Warlock[/B] (Tony) Half-Elf male Celestial Warlock-5 XP 10,375/14,000 [B]AC 15 HP 43[/B] (11+8/level) P-PER 11 P-INV 11 P-INS 11. [B]Wisteria of Skullspire[/B] (Jelly) Moon Elf female Grave Cleric-5 XP 9,791/14,000 [B]AC 17 HP 38[/B] (10+7/lvl) [B]P-PER 16[/B] P-INV 12 [B]P-INS 16[/B]. MI: [I]+1 longbow[/I] [B]Eamon of the Yellow Rose [/B](Bill)[B] [/B]Human male Monk-5 (Kensai) XP 9,321/14,000 [B]AC 16/18 HP 33[/B] (9+6/lvl) P-PER 12 P-INV 10 P-INS 15 MI: [I]+1 longsword[/I] [URL='https://www.dndbeyond.com/profile/LiraelWiddershins/characters/51477117'][B]Nathia Truefist[/B] [/URL](Kim) Goliath female Fighter-4 (Champion) XP 5,549/6,500 [B]AC 16/18 HP 36[/B] (12+8/lvl) P-PER 12 P-INV 9 P-INS 10 [B][URL='https://www.dndbeyond.com/profile/LiraelWiddershins/characters/56771555']Joell Elderberry[/URL][/B] (Max) Aasimar male Paladin-4 (Oath of Conquest) XP 3,149/6500 [B]AC 21 [/B](plate & shield)[B] HP 32[/B] (11+7/lvl) P-PER 11 P-INV 9 P-INS 11 [B]Blurb[/B] (Phil) Firbolg male Forest Druid-3 XP 900/2700 [B]AC 16 HP 24[/B] P-PER 13 P-INV 9 P-INS 13 [B][URL='https://www.dndbeyond.com/profile/MOO_WUN/characters/56835790']Mac[/URL][/B] (Matt) Hill Dwarf male Hunter Ranger-3 XP 1,922/2,700 AC 17 HP 34 (14+10/lvl) P-PER 14 P-INV 9 P-INS 12 [B][U]Quasi-PC[/U] Trystan[/B], the Bard of Leth (Jelly) Half-Elf male Bard-4 XP 2,700/2,700 [B]AC 15 HP 31[/B] P-PER 10 P-INV 11 P-INS 10 (2) [B]Norrin Son of Thorin[/B] (Geoff) Human male Fighter-6 (Champion) PB+3 XP 19,936/23,000 [B]AC 22 [/B](plate +1 & shield +1)[B] HP 58[/B] (13+9/level) [B]P-PER 15[/B] P-INV 12 [B]P-INS 15[/B] MI: [I]+1 Nar 'hero sword' longsword, [B]+1 plate armour[/B], +1 shield, +1 Duergar greatsword[/I] [B][URL='https://www.dndbeyond.com/profile/WhiteValyrian/characters/36672222']Strohm[/URL][/B] of Leth (Muiz) Sun Elf male Fighter-6 (Eldritch Knight) XP 18,167/23,000 [B]AC 19 [/B](orog plate, defence style) [B]HP 52 [/B](12+8/lvl)[B] [/B]P-PER 12 P-INV 12 P-INS 9. MI: [B]+2 Greatsword[/B] - Excruciator, the Sword of Amaul, aka the Sword of the Sorcerer (sheds light as per spell on command) [URL='https://www.dndbeyond.com/characters/37451680/KLDlk4'][B]Malied Edicast [/B][/URL](James) Half-Elf male Wizard-6 XP 17,318/23,000 [B]AC 13/16 [/B]mage armour [B]HP 26[/B] (6+4/lvl) P-PER 14 [B]P-INV 18[/B] P-INS 11. Blessing: +2 INT from Gina the Gynosphinx [B]Fraener[/B] [B]ap Durgeddin[/B] (Chris) Mountain Dwarf male Forge Cleric-5 XP 13,927/14,000 [B]AC 22 [/B](AC19 plate armour +1, +3 for shield blessed to +1)[B] HP 48 [/B](12+9/lvl)[B] [/B]E: Durgeddin's own [B]+1 full plate armour[/B] (+0/[B]+1[/B] at 5th level), +1 Duergar warhammer, [B]+2 Mace.[/B] P-PER 12 P-INV 10 [B]P-INS 15 [B]Ted[/B] (Matt) Half-Orc male Rogue-5 (Thief) XP 7,465/14,000 [B]AC 15 [/B](studded)[B] HP 38 [/B](10+7/lvl) P-PER 15 P-INV 9 P-INS 11 MI: Ostrikka's/Jack's gauntlets of ogre power STR 19, +1 Durgeddin Rapier from Tenho, Barbara's Rope of Climbing [B]Queale[/B] (Keelia) Half-Elf female Horizon Walker Ranger-4 XP 7,096/6,500>14,000 [B]AC 16 HP 40[/B] (13+9/level) [B]P-PER 15[/B] P-INV 12 P-INS 15 MI: cute rabbit fur slippers of elvenkind Shivers [/B](Rich), Human male Rogue-3>4 (Assassin) XP 3,999/2,700>6,500 [B]AC 14 HP 21>29[/B] (9+6/lvl, rolled 8 hp for 4th) P-PER 13 P-INV 13 P-INS 11 With an open sandbox style, 1 hour SR and 1 hour LR, no Feats or Multiclassing, the classes seem pretty balanced to me. Without Feats, Humans are definitely weak - esp as there's a lot of dungeoncrawling where darkvision helps. [/QUOTE]
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