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What's the WORST party composition possibly with 4 or 5 characters?
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<blockquote data-quote="steeldragons" data-source="post: 7287880" data-attributes="member: 92511"><p>I am not sure there is an answer here without answering the question, "The 'worst' for what?" </p><p></p><p>If you're in an intrigue and espionage campaign, I'd say a bunch of non-standard raced evoker wizards, warlocks, paladins, et al with big flashy powers who can't help but call attention to themselves.</p><p></p><p>If you're in an adventure requiring a lot of intelligence, reasoning, puzzles and riddles, a group composed entirely of barbarians (or other bog-standard warrior types) might not be the best idea. </p><p></p><p>In a world setting where arcane magic is persecuted by The One religion, being a party of wizards, clerics of deities other than The One, druids, sorcerers, eldritch knights, and the like is probably going to be a baaad idea...or [while I can see the allure of such a party in such a setting] at least make things ten times more difficult than they'd need be.</p><p></p><p>Some might say -I certainly wouldn't. Love the classics. But some might- that the party of:</p><p>Human/Male Fighter.</p><p>Dwarf/Male Fighter.</p><p>Elf/Male Eldritch Knight.</p><p>Human/Female Cleric.</p><p>Halfling/Male Thief.</p><p>...would be "the worst" because it is kind of D&D tropey or "boring" or whatever folks' probably with that kind of set up might be. </p><p></p><p>So, there really is no answer without a definition for what "Worst" is supposed to mean.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="steeldragons, post: 7287880, member: 92511"] I am not sure there is an answer here without answering the question, "The 'worst' for what?" If you're in an intrigue and espionage campaign, I'd say a bunch of non-standard raced evoker wizards, warlocks, paladins, et al with big flashy powers who can't help but call attention to themselves. If you're in an adventure requiring a lot of intelligence, reasoning, puzzles and riddles, a group composed entirely of barbarians (or other bog-standard warrior types) might not be the best idea. In a world setting where arcane magic is persecuted by The One religion, being a party of wizards, clerics of deities other than The One, druids, sorcerers, eldritch knights, and the like is probably going to be a baaad idea...or [while I can see the allure of such a party in such a setting] at least make things ten times more difficult than they'd need be. Some might say -I certainly wouldn't. Love the classics. But some might- that the party of: Human/Male Fighter. Dwarf/Male Fighter. Elf/Male Eldritch Knight. Human/Female Cleric. Halfling/Male Thief. ...would be "the worst" because it is kind of D&D tropey or "boring" or whatever folks' probably with that kind of set up might be. So, there really is no answer without a definition for what "Worst" is supposed to mean. [/QUOTE]
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