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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dandu" data-source="post: 5368305" data-attributes="member: 85158">Where do you see oil as forcing Balance checks?Why does your powerful, versatile combatant fixate on archery? It's not a bad tactic, but you're not being versatile if you keep doing this.Even the ones with their bows?Ah, two in front and two in back. Can I get a damage output estimate?You've got a good chance of beating the initiative, with +6 vs +1. The Hydra is a Huge creature, and gains +8 on its attack roll for a  total of +24. Fighter, using a one handed weapon, attacks at +21. You  get a +4 bonus if you ditch the shield, though, but that decreases your  AC.The first guy to charge in and attack provokes 2 AoOs, though. 22 attacks at AB +16 and an average of 11.5 damage per hit vs AC 22 (assuming he's using a shield) results in 189.75 damage on average, or in other words, one dead fighter.11 attacks, one from each head. At AB +16 and 11.6 damage each vs AC 26, they do 63.25 damageHold on. The rules for cover granted from allies states that"Soft Cover      Creatures, even your enemies, can provide you with cover against ranged  attacks, giving you a +4 bonus to AC. However, such soft cover provides  no bonus on <a href="http://www.d20srd.org/srd/combat/combatStatistics.htm#reflex" target="_blank">Reflex saves</a>, nor does soft cover allow you to make a <a href="http://www.d20srd.org/srd/skills/hide.htm" target="_blank">Hide</a> check."You don't get cover and provoke AoOs from your movement.On the Hydra's turn it viciously attacks whoever just sundered it with 10 attacks. It's already attacked him 11 times, so that's 22 attacks on one fighters so far. 21 attacks for 11.5 each at +16 AB vs AC 22 is... an average of 178.25 damage dealt to that fighter. It'll deal about damage to each fighter moving out before more sundering takes place. Alternatively, the it could attack the fighters who are trying to sunder its heads since your fighter build doesn't have Improved Sunder and provokes AoOs when trying. [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFuMpYTyRjw[/ame]Rogues and Monks do not seem like the type to be able to Sunder, what with little incentive to take the Power Attack feat chain.Also, I'm not sure the cleric could heal you and keep up with the damage being inflicted. Seems like it would be a huge drain on resources.Agreed, which is why I'm using it to test your powerful, versatile fighter's ability at combat since you've been avoiding it.Again with the archery.</blockquote>

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