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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Blue" data-source="post: 8615658" data-attributes="member: 20564">In one game I am running the rogue is the damage per round lead, with the barbarian not far behind them.  The warlock/sorcerer is moderate in terms of damage, the bard the furthest behind.  Early Tier 2.In another I am running, the archer ranger was the damage leader by a good amount.  The rogue and paladin were the next, followed by the cleric, then followed by moon druid and wizard and lastly by bard.  (I mention "was" because the ranger and wizard players bought a house out of state and were replaced by the rogue and the cleric.)  High tier 2.In a game I play, the rogue is the damage leader, followed by the cleric and paladin followed by the wizard.  However we just had a barbarian join us and only one combat so far who is also way up in the damage - need more time to see if it was just good rolling or what we should expect on a recurring basis.A caster who can do more than just do damage shouldn't be able to do as much as characters who can only do damage.  If they do as much damage plus can do more, that's imbalanced compared to damage-only classes.  Yes, using a limited resource can provide a single action damage more than a repeatable at-will, but that doesn't mean that over the course of an adventuring day they keep up.However, many DMs bias towards casters by doing things such as running too few encounters per day.  Casters that don't use up all of their slots, or just use up their slots and have little need for cantrips are getting an advantage from the DM.</blockquote>

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