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<blockquote data-quote="brehobit" data-source="post: 3299252" data-attributes="member: 12032">Sure, I can build something that just kills the character.&nbsp; This is true for any character.&nbsp; But A) I'm not into doing that and B) I'm running a module (RHoD) as written.&nbsp; In that module, which I'd call really quite good, there are very few opponents that look anything at all like that.&nbsp; The nastiest HtH baddy has 9 attacks doing an average of around 8 points of damage.&nbsp; He'll just ignore the vast majority of the damage.&nbsp; The rest of the party would die in a round or two.&nbsp; Believe me, even at level 9, DR 7 is a LOT.&nbsp; Even if your opponents average 20 points of damage per blow (and very few will do that) you are only taking 2/3rds damage.&nbsp; If both the barb and the warlock have 16 CONs the barb has 9 hps/level and the warlock 6/level.&nbsp; Same 2/3rds ratio.&nbsp; A crazy high damage baddy will wipe the floor with him, but it will wipe the floor with anyone it closes with.&nbsp; And a mid-to-high level warlock is mighty hard to close with for long...The DR suffers from spells and breath weapons.&nbsp; Those are very effective due to his lower-than-a-fighter hit points.&nbsp; Oh, and do take a look at the 6th and 9th level fey feats.&nbsp; The 6th level one grants disguise self, deep slumber, and charm monster.&nbsp; The 9th level one gives summon monster V (as a standard action I think? &lt;edit&gt;Nope, still full-round&lt;/edit&gt;) confusion, and dimension door.&nbsp; Not too shabby.&nbsp; In addition they add to his DR...Mark</blockquote>

[QUOTE="brehobit, post: 3299252, member: 12032"] Sure, I can build something that just kills the character. This is true for any character. But A) I'm not into doing that and B) I'm running a module (RHoD) as written. In that module, which I'd call really quite good, there are very few opponents that look anything at all like that. The nastiest HtH baddy has 9 attacks doing an average of around 8 points of damage. He'll just ignore the vast majority of the damage. The rest of the party would die in a round or two. Believe me, even at level 9, DR 7 is a LOT. Even if your opponents average 20 points of damage per blow (and very few will do that) you are only taking 2/3rds damage. If both the barb and the warlock have 16 CONs the barb has 9 hps/level and the warlock 6/level. Same 2/3rds ratio. A crazy high damage baddy will wipe the floor with him, but it will wipe the floor with anyone it closes with. And a mid-to-high level warlock is mighty hard to close with for long... The DR suffers from spells and breath weapons. Those are very effective due to his lower-than-a-fighter hit points. Oh, and do take a look at the 6th and 9th level fey feats. The 6th level one grants disguise self, deep slumber, and charm monster. The 9th level one gives summon monster V (as a standard action I think? <edit>Nope, still full-round</edit>) confusion, and dimension door. Not too shabby. In addition they add to his DR... Mark [/QUOTE]

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