Is this character too pwerful?

[Thanee]

STR:18 DEX:15 Con:15 INT:13 WIS:14 CHA:18

Well, I would not believe most people (except a very select few), if they claimed to have rolled these stats. Especially not on 3d6.

But I'm not the DM.

I think he might just be a tad over the top and I dont know how the other players are equipped.

Don't you have some kind of gold limit given by the DM?
If not, you probably should stay within the limits given in the DMG.

Bye
Thanee

 

[Ze]

If the DM usually uses 4d6 w/rerolls for throwing stats, I think he could also allow your stats.

Dark vision (from spell w/ permanancy)

Frankly, I would never allow this in a PC made from scratch. PCs must earn such goodies in game, IMC.

 

[BlackMoria]

It depends on the DM and campaign.

For my campaign, lose the +2 bastard sword of wounding for a +2 bastard sword and your golden... I have no issues with the character otherwise.

Of course, you are not playing in my campaign so the question should be directed to the DM of the campaign you are going to play in.

 

[Rackhir]

Im bringing in a Paladin fighter 4/2 respectivly to a new game (party average is about 7th)
and I dont want to bring in something that is over whelming for a average (average magic level) game so what do you think?

Fighter/Paladin of Ilmater
2/4

HP:51 STR:18 DEX:15 Con:15 INT:13 WIS:14 CHA:18
AC:19 awesome stats I know and I rolled them on 3d6 with no re-rolls

Primary attack: Bastard sword 2hnd. using 3 points of attack pretty much always w/power attack att bonus +10 doing d10+14 damage second attack is at +5 same damage

Saves:

Fort: 13
Ref: 7
Will: 9

Nothing outrageous on skills +8 use magic device +9 Diplomacy
Standard 4th level paladin abilities



Feats: weapon focus (B.Sword), divine might (use a turning ttempt to get
+4 damage on all attack rolls for one round) Endurance, Diehard,
Power attack, Imp. overrun

nothing speciall on equipment except M.W. Manacles with an
awesome lock

Magic: Mithral Breast plate +2, Bastard sword of sharpness +2 and an
Amulet of Resistance (gives a +2 on will saves)
Dark vision (from spell w/ permanancy)

I think he might just be a tad over the top and I dont know how the other players are equipped.

You are a 59 point buy with regards to your stats or just a hair under 2x what most people seem to use (aprox 30pt). Stats like this do give your character effectively a boost in power of a level or two.

Your magic items are WAY out of whack for 6th level character. That sounds like equipment for a character substantially higher. Permanency costs a 10lv wiz 1000xp. So having a spell made permanent on you is probably worth by its self, more than your what your character ought to have in gear at 6th level.

That said, it depends on what your DM is like and the kind of campaign he's running. Is that amount of magic unusual?

 

[Thornir Alekeg]

I don't have access to the books here, but the magic equipment seems a bit on the high end to me. Somebody correct me if I'm wrong, but the armor cost breaks down like this, I think:

MW Half Plate: 750gp
Mithril heavy armor: +9000gp
+2 bonus: +4000gp

For the sword I'm assuming the sharpness to in fact be "keen", so that makes it an equivalent of a +3 sword so that is another 18000 gp

And then throw in the Amulet of Resistance - (couldn't calculate a cost) and then the permanent darkvision - that's gonna cost a lot!

I don't recall the character wealth by level numbers, but is 22,000+ gold pieces correct for level 6 characters? I seem to recall level 4 character at around 5000gp - does it jump that much to level 6?

Overall, this character may not technically be overpowered, but it certainly looks maxed out. That may immediately create the expectation that you are a powergamer, which might by just fine with the group you are joining.

 

[Dracomeander]

Standard monetary alotment for a 6th level PC according to the DMG is 13000 gp.

I'd suggest repurchasing your gear based on that amount and forget the Darkvision unless there is a good background reason for it. Then let your DM gift you with more gear if his campaign warrants it.

 

[Thornir Alekeg]

I just noticed in the SRD that the Permanency spell only allows the caster to cast Darkvision upon himself - so you should remove that right away.

 

[Wild Gazebo]

i wish i had a penny for every time i've heard this.

one player claimed he rolled the stats in front of me...

This has happened to me as well. One player in particular, would automatically spout this every time I raised my eyebrows...I would just say 'no, you didn't' and he would go about explaining how he did and where we were sitting. It's funny cause I really don't care if other people are cheating...but I do let them ramble on making them think they have to explain themselves. It's usually a good indicator as to their veracity. Usually.

 

[Celebrim]

HP:51 STR:18 DEX:15 Con:15 INT:13 WIS:14 CHA:18
AC:19 awesome stats I know and I rolled them on 3d6 with no re-rolls

You are a troll, and you are lying. The odds of the above using 3d6 no re-rolls is about 1 in 30,000,000 or so. Even if you rolled up 50,000 characters and threw away the first 49,999 I wouldn't expect those stats. And if you did that, it would be the equivalent of 49,999 rerolls. If you told me that you'd rolled those stats with 5d6 take the best 3, no rerolls, I'd still think you were a liar. Two freaking 18's and no stats below 13? Take a course in probabilities, ya troll.

Feats: weapon focus (B.Sword), divine might, Endurance, Diehard, Power attack, Imp. overrun

That's 6 feats. Six feats is all that you get. Would you explain to me how you have Weapon Focus(Bastard Sword) without Exotic Weapon Proficiency(Bastard Sword)?

Mithral Breast plate +2,
Bastard sword of sharpness +2,
Amulet of Resistance +2
Dark vision (from spell w/ permanancy)

First of all 'sharpness' is no longer a recognized weapon trait, but if it were it would be roughly equivalent to Vorpal which is a +5 bonus. A bastard sword of sharpness +2 is worth about 100,000 g.p. A Mithral Breast plate +2 is worth about 12,000 gp. Either of these items represents more treasure than you as a 6th level character should have, but the sword of sharpness just screams I'm a twink and a munchkin. On top of that you have an Amulet of Resistance +2 worth about 4,000 g.p. and managed to find someone who was willing to make the Dark Vision spell permenent on you. Now first, that's impossible. You can only make the Dark Vision spell permenent on yourself, and you aren't a 10th level arcane spell caster. And second, even if you could make the Dark Vision spell permenent on someone else, since the cost of doing so is around 1,000 XP and its a spell from a 10th level caster, you are looking at something like 15,000 g.p. minimum.

So all and all you've selected like 131,000 g.p. worth of treasure - some of which is impossible under the RAW and may not even exist in the target campaign. And this is about ten times as much treasure as a 6th level character would normally have. You are not exactly being conservative and worrying about offending people are you?

I think he might just be a tad over the top...

Ya think? If you made the pitch that you just made to me to be allowed into my campaign, not only would I laugh in your face but I'd tell you never to waste my time again.

 

[dshai527]

I would only allow the stats if rolled in front of the group and the other players had similar stats. I woudl not allow that much equipment, but that is my campaign.

I also would not allow the Use magic Device Ranks which seem out of place for the character without backstory. I assume that you are treating it as a class skill.

It would really greatly depend on backstory and the other players for me.