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<blockquote data-quote="Plane Sailing" data-source="post: 265065" data-attributes="member: 114"><p>In a (probably vain) effort to hoik this thread back on topic (interesting discussion guys, it really deserves a thread of its own so that it can be fully appreciated by people who wouldn't look for it here <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />)</p><p></p><p>I propose a little idea for maximising the amount of damage which could possibly be caused by one individual - albeit not against a single target.</p><p></p><p>I'm not claiming this is an optimum way of doing this of course - fireball is more effective! - just a possibly unexpected action.</p><p></p><p>Take a 7th human rogue, with 13 Str, and the following feats: Power Attack, Cleave, Exotic Weapon(spiked chain), Great Cleave</p><p></p><p>Upon seeing a large group of goblins he tumbles into their midst, sneak attacks one (2d4+1+4d6), kills it, cleaves onto a neighbour and gets the sneak attack again, etc. etc. etc. If he gets lucky with his spiked chain and hits every time <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" /> he could theoretically kill the 8 orcs immediately around him and all the ones out to 10ft reach too... for a potential total of 24 goblins. If he stumbles on the surprise attack, he'd better hope that he wins initiative so he can smack them again with his sneak attack bonus helping him to cleave through them... otherwise... better get tumbling outta there (or pick up Combat Reflexes at 9th level and hold them at bay with your chain!)</p><p></p><p>Potential for causing 24x2d4 + 24 + 24x4d6</p><p></p><p>= 48d4 + 96d6 + 24 damage (average 480 damage). Not bad for someone potentially using 5pt point buy without any magic support <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" /></p><p></p><p>Cheers</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Plane Sailing, post: 265065, member: 114"] In a (probably vain) effort to hoik this thread back on topic (interesting discussion guys, it really deserves a thread of its own so that it can be fully appreciated by people who wouldn't look for it here ;)) I propose a little idea for maximising the amount of damage which could possibly be caused by one individual - albeit not against a single target. I'm not claiming this is an optimum way of doing this of course - fireball is more effective! - just a possibly unexpected action. Take a 7th human rogue, with 13 Str, and the following feats: Power Attack, Cleave, Exotic Weapon(spiked chain), Great Cleave Upon seeing a large group of goblins he tumbles into their midst, sneak attacks one (2d4+1+4d6), kills it, cleaves onto a neighbour and gets the sneak attack again, etc. etc. etc. If he gets lucky with his spiked chain and hits every time ;) he could theoretically kill the 8 orcs immediately around him and all the ones out to 10ft reach too... for a potential total of 24 goblins. If he stumbles on the surprise attack, he'd better hope that he wins initiative so he can smack them again with his sneak attack bonus helping him to cleave through them... otherwise... better get tumbling outta there (or pick up Combat Reflexes at 9th level and hold them at bay with your chain!) Potential for causing 24x2d4 + 24 + 24x4d6 = 48d4 + 96d6 + 24 damage (average 480 damage). Not bad for someone potentially using 5pt point buy without any magic support :D Cheers [/QUOTE]
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