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<blockquote data-quote="(Psi)SeveredHead" data-source="post: 5648020" data-attributes="member: 1165">One of the upsides and downsides of the Character Builder.Yes... and no.For starters, a cleric 10/PrC 10 could still be more powerful, and some PrCs are more powerful than others. There's always an avenue for a powergamer.It is also possible to not be an optimized cleric, especially if you lack system mastery, based on such things as picking good spells, picking feats, using decent tactics, knowing which stats to buy up and which ones not too, etc. About six years ago, in a 3.5 campaign that had reached 13th-level, our group had two clerics in it. The difference was like light and day - one player seemed to pick good spells, but could not wrap his head around the concept that just because three buff spells all stack doesn't mean they should. (Translation: He would waste three rounds buffing, by which time the battle would be over, the enemies dead, and at least one PC was screaming for healing right now.)I agree that the other classes were less powerful, but you could still optimize within those classes, too. Like the difference between a rogue who takes Weapon Finesse and one where the player of an elf rogue refuses to use any weapon but a longsword.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="(Psi)SeveredHead, post: 5648020, member: 1165"] One of the upsides [i]and[/i] downsides of the Character Builder. Yes... and no. For starters, a cleric 10/PrC 10 could still be more powerful, and some PrCs are more powerful than others. There's always an avenue for a powergamer. It is also possible to not be an optimized cleric, especially if you lack system mastery, based on such things as picking good spells, picking feats, using decent tactics, knowing which stats to buy up and which ones not too, etc. About six years ago, in a 3.5 campaign that had reached 13th-level, our group had two clerics in it. The difference was like light and day - one player seemed to pick good spells, but could not wrap his head around the concept that just because three buff spells all stack doesn't mean they should. (Translation: He would waste three rounds buffing, by which time the battle would be over, the enemies dead, and at least one PC was screaming for healing right now.) I agree that the other classes were less powerful, but you could still optimize [i]within[/i] those classes, too. Like the difference between a rogue who takes Weapon Finesse and one where the player of an elf rogue refuses to use any weapon but a longsword. [/QUOTE]

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