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<blockquote data-quote="humble minion" data-source="post: 8615421" data-attributes="member: 5948">Our current 10th-level party has a GWM paladin, an arcane trickster, archer ranger, and Light domain cleric.&nbsp; The GM runs a stat tracker through Fantasy Grounds, so we have very good records on who did what damage.Almost always, the cleric is the one doing the most damage.&nbsp; Just all the big area affects - fireballs and Radiance of the Dawn - he's able to throw around, in combination with us often fighting large groups means the numbers adds up fast, though i suspect if you did a deeper analysis you'd find he deals more damage to weaker targets and is less effective against the really big nasties.&nbsp; The ranger probably should be coming second, but the player forgets the -5/+10 function of Sharpshooter all the time.&nbsp; Playing the paladin, it's feast or famine.&nbsp; I don't really have a great long-ranged option, so I can sometimes find myself twiddling my thumbs while everyone else stacks the damage on from distance until we get to melee range.&nbsp; Once I'm there though, if i can find a way to attack with advantage more often than not, then I'm usually good for a crit or two most combats.&nbsp; Once you start smiting on criticals and using GWM, you can outpace almost everyone while your spell slots last, especially if you had time to prepare with Sacred Blade and Bless before the fighting started.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="humble minion, post: 8615421, member: 5948"] Our current 10th-level party has a GWM paladin, an arcane trickster, archer ranger, and Light domain cleric. The GM runs a stat tracker through Fantasy Grounds, so we have very good records on who did what damage. Almost always, the cleric is the one doing the most damage. Just all the big area affects - fireballs and Radiance of the Dawn - he's able to throw around, in combination with us often fighting large groups means the numbers adds up fast, though i suspect if you did a deeper analysis you'd find he deals more damage to weaker targets and is less effective against the really big nasties. The ranger probably should be coming second, but the player forgets the -5/+10 function of Sharpshooter all the time. Playing the paladin, it's feast or famine. I don't really have a great long-ranged option, so I can sometimes find myself twiddling my thumbs while everyone else stacks the damage on from distance until we get to melee range. Once I'm there though, if i can find a way to attack with advantage more often than not, then I'm usually good for a crit or two most combats. Once you start smiting on criticals and using GWM, you can outpace almost everyone while your spell slots last, especially if you had time to prepare with Sacred Blade and Bless before the fighting started. [/QUOTE]

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