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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Steampunkette" data-source="post: 9681948" data-attributes="member: 6796468">So... yeah. Martial Damage is scaled to a similar degree as Cantrips, though it ultimately favors martials. Lemme 'splain.Casters get one attack roll for up to 4d10 damage. If they use a Wand of the Warmage it has a better chance of landing and gains a +3 to damage. This means on a given round, a Caster has one shot of dealing their cantrip damage, but it's 4 dice and energy typed which is generally (but not always) better than B/S/P.Fighters get 4 attacks. Most fighter weapons deal 1d8+Mod. So they have four chances of dealing out damage similar to the 4d10, but a better average overall. They can also get magic weapons that make every chance to hit better, add +3 damage, or add +2d6 fire damage or whatever to every attack. This puts them to a point of scaling far -beyond- what the Caster does in average DPR.Paladins get two attacks, but by level 11 each one is dealing 2d8+Mod, and they, too, can get the 2d6 fire damage or whatever or a +3. They deal slightly less total potential damage than the fighter, and are more likely in a given round to do less damage. This is offset by smites as on-demand damage to level out their DPR.Barbarians get rage, with a flat scaling damage bonus and advantage on every attack, increasing the likelihood of them landing an attack significantly, putting their damage value around the Paladin on overall DPR. They also get the +2d6 or +3.Rogues get one shot, like Casters, but then go ahead and add 10d6 to it because WOO HOO. They also have the option of +2d6 or +3. (Though the +3 is more favorable 'cause a LOT more dice are riding on getting at least one hit)Rangers rely entirely on Hunter's Mark to carry their damage dealing capabilities for the extra 1d6 Force damage on their attacks, making them stronger, early game, on consistent DPR, but weaker late game than most classes. And without an on-demand source of damage like a Smite, or increased crit chances like a barbarian, they swiftly fall behind. Granted, force is resisted less often than Radiant... but not by much. Still. +2d6 or +3 applies to them, too.</blockquote>

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