Sorry about any inconvenience but is there a way to cancel the Bestiary 2 portion of this order, I've just learned that a friend had actually purchased me a copy as my intended Christmas present.
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So my order finally arrived today, I was super stoked, especially since I've got a bunch of players who aren't familiar with the setting. However as I was looking over the book I noticed something:
The packaging itself was undamaged so it doesn't appear to have been damaged during the shipping process, it's not a huge deal just thought I'd let you guys know. PS: Thanks again for all the awesome things you guys do and the Holiday Card! Have a wonderful Holiday Season yourselves!
Please cancel my AP subscription.
So my GM and I have run into a point of contention amongst each other. He's convinced I'm overpowered. So here's the basic stats I'm working off of with 4d6 drop the lowest (GM oversaw all player rolls):
Stats:
Paladin 9
Dual Path Guardian-Marshal 3 Str 18 Dex 14 Con 16 Int 14 Wis 16 Cha 20 (22 with Headband of Alluring Charisma) We're in Wrath of the Righteous in book 3 and...
Wrath Spoilers:
I've gotten Armor of the Pious and Radiance and we're Demon's Heresy exploring the lands around Drezen. This means at it's 1-2 encounters before an eight hour rest. I've been able to jack up my AC to 28 with Shield Focus, Amulet of Natural Armor +2, and Ring of Protection. To give an idea of the rest of the party everyone is level 9 and all Tier 3 Mythics and they are:
Now the GM is concerned that I'm outshining the rest of the party. Myself and the Rogue have worked out a 1-2 punch combo (I'm going to use damage averages) wherein I use Flames of Entanglement and Clarion Call in conjunction with Smite Evil and Vital Strike (Mythic). So I average 39 (4.5+6+9 multiplied by 2 since Smite doesn't count as precision damage per RAW) with this my rotation is Vital Smite (as I've come to call it) burning a mythic for Clarion Call to give everyone within 30ft my Smite and then burning another Mythic to use Amazing Initiative for another hit of 19.5 damage for a total of 58.5 (76.5 v Evil Dragons, Outsiders, and Undead)with an alpha strike. After that I burn a third Mythic Point to activate Decisive Strike which I typically give to the Rogue. The Flames of Entanglement flat-foot a target for at least one round even if they make it so the Rogue is doing 1d8(4.5)+6+9+5d6(17.5) for an average of 37 points of damage as well. This typically sets the Rogue up for his rotation to sneak attack with glee. Especially since he has a Legendary Item Longbow which has two Scorching Rays prepared so his own Alpha consists of Scorching Ray+Sneak Attack due to flat-footed and Amazing Initiative for a second Sneak Attack and then Surprise Strike for a total of 8d6(28)+5d6 (17.5), 1d8(4.5)+6+5d6(17.5)+9, and 1d8(4.5)+6+5d6(17.5)+9 for a total average of 119.5. He complained (correctly) that against a Woundwyrm we did more than 200 points of damage between us. We didn't intend this, this happened ad hoc (I literally didn't learn about Fires of Entanglement until last night and he'd forgotten about every spell he gave his bow until last night), we've been playing the campaign for almost a year now and the Rogue only began a couple months ago. Even our Gunslinger is getting in on the action as she gives up her damage to flat-foot enemies all the time. Now my argument is that due to the specific situation we're in (again 1-2 encounters/in-game day) we can afford to burn Mythic Points and Smites like they're going out of style, but I know that in this campaign that's set to change soon. It's also 1-2 monsters per encounter erring towards 1. Both myself and the Rogue are of the opinion it's the way it is because we're paying more attention to how the rules work than most of the group. His argument (which is fair) is that we only run into evil creatures in this campaign simply due to where it's set (not entirely true, since we fought some elementals and if it weren't for Divine Grace and my AC I'd have been totally useless as I was doing 2-9 points of damage per round. His biggest concern is how I outshine the Fighter and the Barbarian. The Barbarian I don't feel is a fair comparison because he's being played by an 11-year old who doesn't fully grasp the rules, for example in the Staunton Vhane fight he tried to imitate me by charging past the half-fiend minotaurs that I only made it past because of a high AC (26 at the time), he was running in at around 40hp an AC around 20-ish and unluckily got critted by both's AoO. The Fighter is having problems because of her will save, she's been mind controlled at least half a dozen times and locked down entirely due to insanity inducing effects even more, in the past three weeks we've had eight encounters and she's done 0 damage due to it; now I've mentioned to the GM that it's a matter of how the rest of the party spends their money when they have the chance, rather than buying a Cracked Amber Spindle Ioun Stone or a better Cloak of Resistance they're spending it on their weapons, which is a valid choice but does still leave their vulnerabilities unaddressed. Her average hit is 1d12(6.5)+11 and averaging 35 with a Vital Strike with the same Amazing Initiative and Champion's Strike options open to her, so she has a potential of 70 points with her own Alpha. Another thing she's not taking advantage of is her Shield Proficiencies, she's a two-handed Fighter but she could still use a buckler and hasn't taken that option. That probably sums up my issue with being accused of being overpowered, yes, my character is especially suited to the campaign I'm in, but the other players have options available to them to utilize which they don't and myself and the Rogue do. Am I right? Wrong? Am I overpowered or am I just utilizing my options better? If you think I'm right, what can I do to convince my GM. If you think I'm wrong, please help me understand his argument better. |