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Theuberkodama 03-28-08, 04:49 PM	Ok, I run adventures with 4 players. One is a Half-orc barbarian, another is an elf ranger, someone else is a elf druid, and the last is a half-orc druid...(yea I know, half-orc druid?! He was shunned from his tribe....). Just four basic characters rped by new players. But anywho, in the adventures the barbarian has some really good stats. He has the best Hp, attack bonus (and it gets really high with rage), and a really good armor class for his level. Each PC is a 2nd level character. In the adventures the barbarian takes a lot of kill, and fighting monsters is what my players like to do best. So sometimes they subtly complain about not getting to do much damage to any monsters. I once kept track of the kill count and the barbarian had way more than everyone else. I need help so that my session doesn't get to heated. Any advice is greatly appreciated. Thank you. :confused:
Einvaldurinn_mikli 03-28-08, 04:52 PM	Give it time. That Barbarian will fall behind the Druids in a few levels. It's only natural that the Half Orc Barbarian is running the show now though.
Nephlite 03-28-08, 04:53 PM	Ok, I run adventures with 4 players. One is a Half-orc barbarian, another is an elf ranger, someone else is a elf druid, and the last is a half-orc druid...(yea I know, half-orc druid?! He was shunned from his tribe....). Just four basic characters rped by new players. But anywho, in the adventures the barbarian has some really good stats. He has the best Hp, attack bonus (and it gets really high with rage), and a really good armor class for his level. Each PC is a 2nd level character. In the adventures the barbarian takes a lot of kill, and fighting monsters is what my players like to do best. So sometimes they subtly complain about not getting to do much damage to any monsters. I once kept track of the kill count and the barbarian had way more than everyone else. I need help so that my session doesn't get to heated. Any advice is greatly appreciated. Thank you. :confused: Tell me there builds. What kinda of Ranger is the 1/2 elf? Archer or Twfing? What kind of Druids are the other two? a. PHB 2 Shapeshift? b. Spellcaster c. Animal companion trainer (they are decent warriors those animals) d. Summoner? Is the Barbarian a 2 handed weapon user? Those are smartest in damage with high strength. What weapon does he use? Does he use Power attack?
CrimsonDeath 03-28-08, 04:54 PM	It should even out around level 5, and by level 7, if the Druids pick good Wild Shape forms and buff well, they should start pulling ahead. Barbarians get lots of kills at low levels. It's the nature of the class.
nightwyrm 03-28-08, 04:59 PM	If your players aren't upset by it, you shouldn't be. If your players are upset by it, remind them it's a team game. The goalie usually doesn't get to score goals but he's just as important as anyone else. What's really important is making sure that everyone is contributing something (whether via buff spells or flanking etc.) in combat rather than keeping track of who killed whom.
Theuberkodama 03-28-08, 05:07 PM	Ok, that helps. Thank you. My players just like to kill monsters, they like to keep track of how many kills each other got and compare it at the end. xD