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<blockquote data-quote="theNater" data-source="post: 4420443" data-attributes="member: 62560">Oh boy!&nbsp; Numbers!Three characters, four roles.&nbsp; Sounds like a losing proposition, but there are tricks.&nbsp; Several classes can work into a 3/4 primary and 1/4 secondary without too much trouble.&nbsp; A party of three can be:3/4 of a defender1 leader3/4 of a controller1/2 of a strikerJust because you only get to total 3 doesn't mean you can't spread things around a bit.Let's consider a fighter doing his barbarian impression.&nbsp; According to the DMG, we're looking at about a 14th level monster for 600 hit points.&nbsp; So...fighter with str of say, 20 or so, using a +3 Berserker Greataxe.&nbsp; A crit with 3[W] power like Reckless Strike(7) does an average of 60.5 damage.&nbsp; Not 100+, but noticeable.How about a ranger?&nbsp; 20 dex, +3 flaming longbow, critical hit with Combined Fire(Battlefield Archer 11), quarry active.&nbsp; Average damage: 52.5.Not enough?&nbsp; Let's try a damage focused rogue.&nbsp; We're talking 24 dex, +3 Vicious Rapier, Weapon Focus, Backstabber, Two-weapon Fighting, Back to the Wall, Power Attack, Blood Thirst, Light Blade Precision.&nbsp; Unbalancing Attack(13) will crit for 89.5 on average.&nbsp; I don't think the target will laugh that off.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="theNater, post: 4420443, member: 62560"] Oh boy! Numbers! Three characters, four roles. Sounds like a losing proposition, but there are tricks. Several classes can work into a 3/4 primary and 1/4 secondary without too much trouble. A party of three can be: 3/4 of a defender 1 leader 3/4 of a controller 1/2 of a striker Just because you only get to total 3 doesn't mean you can't spread things around a bit. Let's consider a fighter doing his barbarian impression. According to the DMG, we're looking at about a 14th level monster for 600 hit points. So...fighter with str of say, 20 or so, using a +3 Berserker Greataxe. A crit with 3[W] power like Reckless Strike(7) does an average of 60.5 damage. Not 100+, but noticeable. How about a ranger? 20 dex, +3 flaming longbow, critical hit with Combined Fire(Battlefield Archer 11), quarry active. Average damage: 52.5. Not enough? Let's try a damage focused rogue. We're talking 24 dex, +3 Vicious Rapier, Weapon Focus, Backstabber, Two-weapon Fighting, Back to the Wall, Power Attack, Blood Thirst, Light Blade Precision. Unbalancing Attack(13) will crit for 89.5 on average. I don't think the target will laugh that off. [/QUOTE]

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