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Message: <blockquote data-quote="CleverNickName" data-source="post: 5932654" data-attributes="member: 50987">My playtesting group and I were interested in how balanced each of the classes were with respect to each other, combat-wise.  So we decided to find out the best way we knew how: on the battlefield!*  We ran a four-hour Player vs. Player test, to see how the classes matched up in combat.[SBLOCK="The Test"]1.  Each battle was one-on-one.2.  The battle took place on a chessboard, with each piece randomly placed by rolling 2d8 (one for the x coordinate, one for the y.)3.  Each contest consisted of 10 battles.4.  Initiative was not rolled.  Instead, Contestant No. 1 went first for 5 battles, and then Contestant No. 2 went first for 5 battles.5.  The first contestant to reduce his opponent's Hit Points to 0 or less was declared the winner.[/SBLOCK]The results:Fighter vs. Cleric of PelorIf fighter won intiative: Fighter 100%, Pelor 0%If cleric won initiative: Fighter 60%, Pelor 40%Fighter vs. Cleric of MoradinIf fighter won initiative: Fighter 100%, Moradin 0%If cleric on initiative: Fighter 100%, Moradin 0%Fighter vs. RogueIf fighter won initiative: Fighter 100%, Rogue 0%If rogue won initiative: Fighter 100%, Rogue 0%Fighter vs. WizardIf fighter won initiative: Fighter 100%, Wizard 0%If wizard won initiative: Fighter 80%, Wizard 20%Cleric of Pelor vs. Cleric of MoradinIf Pelor won initiative: Pelor 80%, Moradin 20%If Moradin won initiative: Pelor 40%, Moradin 60%Cleric of Pelor vs. RogueIf cleric won initiative: Pelor 100%, Rogue 0%If rogue won initiative: Pelor 80%, Rogue 20%Cleric of Pelor vs. WizardIf cleric won initiative: Pelor 60%, Wizard 40%If wizard won initiative: Pelor 40%, Wizard 60%Cleric of Moradin vs. RogueIf cleric won initiative: Moradin 100%, Rogue 0%If rogue won initiative: Moradin 100%, Rogue 0%Cleric of Moradin vs. WizardIf cleric won initiative: Moradin 80%, Wizard 20%If wizard won initiative: Moradin 60%, Wizard 40%Rogue vs. WizardIf rogue won initiative: Rogue 60%, Wizard 40%If wizard won initiative: Rogue 60%, Wizard 40%Conclusions1.  In a one-on-one fight with any other character, the fighter almost always wins.  The only exceptions were when the cleric of Pelor had initiative and hit him with a scorching ray spell, or when the wizard had initiative and hit him with shocking grasp (having advantage against metal armored opponents was a huge deal for him).2.  In a one-on-one battle with any other character, the rogue almost always loses.  The only exception is when he is fighting the wizard, in which case he wins 60% of the time.3.  The clerics seem more or less equally-matched against each other.Any other conclusions?-----*Yes, I know that there is more to an effective character than "how well they fight on the battlefield."  If this were a contest to see which character could unlock a trapped chest, clearly the rogue would be the most effective.</blockquote>

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