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#1 Krakos Aug 14, 2015 15:23:40	What would you rather have in terms of DPS setup, 5d6 at a 15% chance or 6d12 on a 5% chance?   The setups are:   Half orc fighter with the champion archetype wielding a greatsword will do 4d6 on a crit plus the half orc savage attacker, making it 5d6 15% of the time at max level   Half orc barbarian with a greataxe will do 6d12 5% of the time due to 2d12 for regular crit, another d12 from savage attacker, and then 3 more from the barbarian brutal critical ability at max level.   So which will deliver more overall damage spread throughout a campaign?
#2 mellored Aug 14, 2015 19:06:29	crits don't add much on average. Fighter and barbarian are pretty evenly matched, but i think barbarians get a slight edge in damage. paticularly if you recklessly attack a lot.
#3 Miladoon Aug 14, 2015 21:02:15	Throughout a campaign?  I prefer the champion using whatever weapons are best for the job.  Another fighting style and more ASI/Feat options increase damage delivery within the varying scope of scenarios.    If your scenario scope is narrow, go barbarian with great axe.
#4 Krakos Aug 14, 2015 21:48:55	Does that also factor in that the half orc champion gets 4 attacks, while the half orc barbarian gets only two? That's a 15% chance for a crit x 4 over a 5% chance for a crit x 2, right?
#5 FuelDrop Aug 15, 2015 0:14:48	If you really want to you can have the best of both worlds, with a figher level 3 and barbarian level 17 giving 10% crit chance and 6d12.
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