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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Wrahn" data-source="post: 1850177" data-attributes="member: 9191">I don't believe a line by line comparison of characters is meaningful.  I would submit that there are three areas where we should compare characters.  Those being Offense, Defense and Non-Combat.  For the time being I will only be comparing the 5 active characters (Rahveon, Solarian, Arion, Sigrun and Caria)Offense:You will note that I give casters a lot of respect, that is because they deserve a lot of respect, they can dish out tremendous amounts of damage very quickly1. Sigrun: Summoning Hordes of extremely powerful constructs in addition to a full range of psionic abilities, make the Arcitect the heavy hitter of our little cadre.2. Caria: Lesser summoning abilities than Sigrun, but still impressive none the less.  I feel Solarian and Caria are very close, but Loudbark I think pushes her over.3. Solarian:  Competent Melee combatant with a wide mixture of quickened spells.  Solarian can get offensive very quickly.4. Rahveon:  Against something not immune to criticals, Rahveon is very dangerous.  Otherwise he hits very hard.5. Arion:  No slouch in combat, only getting 3 attacks hurts, but arcane strike and a massive amount of Con damage can rapidly change the situation.Defense:1. Solarian:  High AC, Spell Resistance, Host of Immunities, best saves in the group, no doubt who has the best defenses.2. Rahveon: Saves + Hit Points3. Arion:  Not being seen is a very potent defense + high AC4. Caria: With a high Spell Resistance I would rate her higher, but like Loudbark adding to her offense, he can be a liability in her defense5. Sigrun: As powerful as Sigrun is offensively, he suffers from it defensively, he has a host of abilities which will increase his defenses, but they leave him hampered with his offense.  Low AC and Low hit points, even in the best of circumstances, can leave you exposed.Non-Combat:1. Arion:  Massive skills + bardic knowledge2. Caria:  A massive array of spells, almost on the same footing as Solarian, but the floating 500xp really helps3. Solarian:  Same Reason as Caria, divine spell casters get a massive array of spells.4. Sigrun:  Not to say he isn't useful outside of combat, he has a host of very useful abilities, but the psions weakness is the lack of breadth in their abilities.5. Rahveon: A few items, no real appreciable skills, Rahveon sits at the bottom of this catagory.</blockquote>

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