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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Sagiro" data-source="post: 5196471" data-attributes="member: 726">The Grey Guard has just dinged 8th level, so I thought I'd do a second survey of the party's basic stats.For context, the party now consists of:Bramble, Wilden Protector Shaman (leader)Caldwell, Human Two-blade Ranger (striker)Logan, Human Shadowy Rogue (striker)Cobalt, Human Brawny Rogue (striker)Gilran, Drow Chaos Sorcerer (striker)Strontium, Warforged War Wizard (controller)So, as you might imagine, we're offense-heavy and defense-light in a spectacular way.  No one wears armor heavier than leather.Our average ability scores are as follows:STR: 12.83CON: 13.50DEX: 17.17INT: 14.17WIS: 12.33CHA: 12.17So, nimble and book-smart, but lacking in charisma and common sense.  The lowest DEX in the party is 12 (Bramble).Four of the six PC's now have a 20 stat, but that's as high as we get.  No one started with a “20” at 1st Level.Caldwell continues to be the Balanced Guy:  his ability scores at 8th level are 17, 11, 15, 14, 15, 12.  While not optimized for combat, he has the highest total skill numbers in the party by a wide margin, in large part due to his Jack of All Trades feat.Total Skill Points:Caldwell:  154Strontium: 144Logan: 139Bramble: 136Gilran: 131Cobalt: 129Our best average skill is Stealth (average +11.83, lowest is a +7)Second best is Acrobatics (average +10.83, lowest is a +5)Our worst average skill is still Dungeoneering (average +5.67, highest is a +9)Second worst is Streetwise (average +6.50, highest is a +10)Our best individual skills are:Logan's STEALTH (+20)Gilran's INTIMIDATE (+16)Bramble's NATURE (+16)Bramble's PERCEPTION (+16)Gilran's BLUFF (+15)Gilran's DIPLOMACY (+15)Strontium's ARCANA (+15)Cobalt's ATHLETICS (+15)While Caldwell has the most total Skill bonuses, his best skill is only +12.  But his WORST skill is +6.  (By contrast, Cobalt has NINE skills worse than +6)Broken down by skill, with our two best for each:ACROBATICS: Logan +14, Cobalt +14ARCANA: Strontium +15, Bramble +11, Caldwell +11ATHLETICS:  Cobalt +15, Logan +12, Caldwell +12BLUFF: Gilran +15, Cobalt +10DIPLOMACY: Gilran +15, Caldwell +7DUNGEONEERING: Bramble +9, Caldwell +8ENDURANCE: Cobalt +10, Strontium +9HEAL: Bramble +14, Caldwell +11HISTORY: Strontium +13, Caldwell +10INSIGHT: Bramble +14, Gilran +10, Strontium +10INTIMIDATE: Gilran +16, Cobalt +10NATURE: Bramble +16, Caldwell +11PERCEPTION: Bramble +16, Caldwell +11RELIGION: Strontium +10, Caldwell +8, Logan +8STEALTH:  Logan +20, Cobalt +14STREETWISE: Cobalt +10, Gilran +9THIEVERY: Logan +14, Cobalt +14Our defenses, presented in various ways:Our party average defenses are:AC: 21.33FORT: 19.33REF: 21.33WILL: 19.83Our AC's range from 19 (Bramble) to 24 (Cobalt)Our FORTs range from 17 (Strontium) to 21 (Caldwell and Cobalt)Our REFs range from 19 (Bramble) to 25 (Cobalt)Our WILLs range from 17 (Logan) to 23 (Gilran)Total Defense Scores:Cobalt: 88Gilran: 83Logan: 82Bramble: 81Caldwell: 80Strontium: 77Best Defenses:Cobalt's REF (25)Logan's REF (24)Cobalt's AC (24)Gilran's WILL (23)Logan's AC (23)With no defender, it looks like Cobalt is the best “tank,” as his AC, FORT and REF defenses are all either best or tied for best in the party.  Here they are in full:Gilran:  22 AC, 18 FORT, 20 REF, 23 WILLCaldwell: 20 AC, 21 FORT, 20 REF, 19 WILLLogan: 23 AC, 18 FORT, 24 REF, 17 WILLCobalt: 24 AC, 21 FORT, 25 REF, 18 WILLStrontium: 20 AC, 17 FORT, 20 REF, 20 WILLBramble: 19 AC, 21 FORT, 19 REF, 22 WILLOther assorted stats:Party Max HP:Gilran: 67Bramble: 66Caldwell: 63Cobalt: 59Logan: 58Strontium: 51Healing Surges per Day:Bramble: 11Gilran: 8Cobalt: 7Strontium: 7Caldwell: 6Logan: 6Initiative Modifiers:Cobalt: +10Logan: +9Gilran: +8Strontium: +7Caldwell: +6Bramble: +5</blockquote>

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