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Message: <blockquote data-quote="tburdett" data-source="post: 360602" data-attributes="member: 4714">Could we define the parameters of this experiment a little more clearly.  Should we be using 'all attacks hit and crit doing average damage' or 'all attacks hit and crit for maximum damage'?I didn't use anything other than the PHB, DMG, and the Sword and Fist book.Stats are 28, 22, 20, 14, 20, 20.The Fighter 10 / Weapon Master 4 / Master Samurai 4 / Paladin 2 that I'm running now doesn't qualify, so, I'll make a few changes and *poof*, now he's a Fighter 10 / Master Samurai 5 / Paladin 5.I do 1d10 + 25 points of damage per attack to start with (this includes strength with blades of death (+9x2), sword (+5), and Wpn Spec. (+2).  This is for every 2H attack that I make with my Bastard Sword.  Add Blades of Fury, Ki Strength, and Smite Evil into the mix and the damage climbs to 1d10 + 33.  Cast Divine Favor and it jumps to 1d10 + 35.  If the creature I'm attacking is evil I add another +2d6 because of my +5 Holy Ghost Touch Bastard Sword.With all of the above figured in the first 5 attacks (hasted, of course) look like this 45/39/34/29/24.  For the next five rounds it looks like this 39/39/34/29/24.  After that it is 36/36/31/26/21.Assuming all five attacks against my evil foe are successful critical hits (and we are for this example), the damage ends up looking like this.10d10 + 310 + 10d6 or an average of about 400 points.10d10 + 310 + 10d6 for a maximum of 470 points.Against evil creatures that are incorporeal, invisible, displaced, mirror imaged, immune to critical hits, can't be caught flat-footed, can't be flanked, etc I will still deal out 5d10 + 155 + 10d6, or an average of 215 points of damage during the first round, and an average of 185 after that.Equipment:+3 Mithral Chain Shirt of Speed (constantly hasted)+5 Holy Ghost Touched Bastard Sword (Intelligent, True Seeing, No Breathing, Evasion, Uncanny Dodge (5th Barb)+6 Belt of Strength+6 Gloves of Dexterity+6 Amulet of Health+6 Robes of Charisma+6 Crown of Wisdom+4 Manual of Gainful Exercise</blockquote>

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