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<blockquote data-quote="Kupursk" data-source="post: 7560466" data-attributes="member: 6986037"><p>Thanks for the clarifications, folks.</p><p></p><p>I hadn't noticed the fact that you need to use Str on your attacks to get Rage bonus to damage.</p><p></p><p>I guess the best you could achieve initially, if using the standard point buy system, is picking 15, 14, 14, 10, 10, 8. Then use the variant human to boost Dex and Con, and then pick an initial feat that gives +1 to either Dex or Con. You'd end up with these values, in order: 14, 16, 16, 10, 10, 8. </p><p></p><p>By level 8 you'd have a (supposedly) very strong AC of 20 using a shield, while still using your 14 Str to attack gaining the Rage bonus, for quite respectable damage, I guess, even if not maxed. </p><p></p><p>Yeah a full plate could give you the same AC, but having the same AC as a full plate while "naked" feels quite powerful, if you consider you'd also have beastly amounts of HP, great Dex/Con saves (which are two of the most used), and will be taking only 1/2 damage from most attacks, possibly "doubling" your HP. And you can still push those values higher with more levels.</p><p></p><p>I guess how powerful this is really depends on the campaign you're playing:</p><p></p><p>* If full plates or wealth are abundant to your players, it's less of a big deal. Otherwise if they're uncommon or wealth is tight, a suit of full plate costs a whooping 1,500gp.</p><p></p><p>* If magic is quite common, then the 1/2 from physical attacks is also less of a big deal. But if you're playing a low-magic, grittier campaign, where almost every attack is claws, bites, blades and maces... taking 1/2 from everything might be really overpowered.</p><p></p><p>So on second thought, the AC is good but not as powerful as I initially thought.</p><p>But the damage resistance might be insane depending on the setting you're playing.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kupursk, post: 7560466, member: 6986037"] Thanks for the clarifications, folks. I hadn't noticed the fact that you need to use Str on your attacks to get Rage bonus to damage. I guess the best you could achieve initially, if using the standard point buy system, is picking 15, 14, 14, 10, 10, 8. Then use the variant human to boost Dex and Con, and then pick an initial feat that gives +1 to either Dex or Con. You'd end up with these values, in order: 14, 16, 16, 10, 10, 8. By level 8 you'd have a (supposedly) very strong AC of 20 using a shield, while still using your 14 Str to attack gaining the Rage bonus, for quite respectable damage, I guess, even if not maxed. Yeah a full plate could give you the same AC, but having the same AC as a full plate while "naked" feels quite powerful, if you consider you'd also have beastly amounts of HP, great Dex/Con saves (which are two of the most used), and will be taking only 1/2 damage from most attacks, possibly "doubling" your HP. And you can still push those values higher with more levels. I guess how powerful this is really depends on the campaign you're playing: * If full plates or wealth are abundant to your players, it's less of a big deal. Otherwise if they're uncommon or wealth is tight, a suit of full plate costs a whooping 1,500gp. * If magic is quite common, then the 1/2 from physical attacks is also less of a big deal. But if you're playing a low-magic, grittier campaign, where almost every attack is claws, bites, blades and maces... taking 1/2 from everything might be really overpowered. So on second thought, the AC is good but not as powerful as I initially thought. But the damage resistance might be insane depending on the setting you're playing. [/QUOTE]
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