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<blockquote data-quote="WalterKovacs" data-source="post: 4525162" data-attributes="member: 63763">In terms of roles, most people have said what I was going to say.&nbsp;Basically, you need a defender. They have great AC [at least they can if you go the shield route] and they have tons of surges [in addition to their good HP].&nbsp;Leader is also important, and is the best option for the NPC.&nbsp;Third character role is striker ... with a party that small, a single defender can protect his 2 friends and a single leader can buff his two friends ... so the third guy should be about doing as much damage as possible to up the group curve in terms of damage.&nbsp;Controller just isn't necessary when the party is that small. Smaller group translates to less monsters per encounter, so losing out on their area effects won't be as hefty.&nbsp;There are some options that are a bit hybrid. Paladin gives extra healing, swordmage has some effects that can deal with missing a wizard. Barbarian might be a good option for the striker role, since his HP/surges might let him last as long as the defender [although he may be using more surges].&nbsp;I would say a Paladin/Barbarian party, with a leader NPC, could be pretty effective, doing considerable damage and having solid survival.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="WalterKovacs, post: 4525162, member: 63763"] In terms of roles, most people have said what I was going to say. Basically, you need a defender. They have great AC [at least they can if you go the shield route] and they have tons of surges [in addition to their good HP]. Leader is also important, and is the best option for the NPC. Third character role is striker ... with a party that small, a single defender can protect his 2 friends and a single leader can buff his two friends ... so the third guy should be about doing as much damage as possible to up the group curve in terms of damage. Controller just isn't necessary when the party is that small. Smaller group translates to less monsters per encounter, so losing out on their area effects won't be as hefty. There are some options that are a bit hybrid. Paladin gives extra healing, swordmage has some effects that can deal with missing a wizard. Barbarian might be a good option for the striker role, since his HP/surges might let him last as long as the defender [although he may be using more surges]. I would say a Paladin/Barbarian party, with a leader NPC, could be pretty effective, doing considerable damage and having solid survival. [/QUOTE]

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