For those not familiar with this event, it's a new idea from Wizards to promote D&D to new and veteran players. Over the course of 12 weeks groups will meet to tackle a single encounter of a 12 part dungeon. A good number of game stores in most areas probably have a game or two going, and it's not too late to sign up.
For anyone who has found a group running this weekly event, this is the thread to post thoughts and summaries.
While checking through pics for inspiration for the character I needed to roll up I came across a pic of a robotic man in a cape carrying a huge axe. From that I made a Warforged Barbarian, and let me just say that if anyone tells you Barbarians are a little overpowered... you believe them.
Most of my defenses are incredibly low. My AC is 15, Fort is 16, Ref is 11 and Will is 10. I guess this helps balance out the insane damage that I can dish out.
The encounter was a back alley brawl with a 20 foot deep sewage ditch through the middle and a bridge spanning it. While my associates attempted to cross the 5 foot wide bridge, I tried to jump the 20 feet across. I landed short, took 12 points of damage, and used a second move action to climb the stairs back up to the villains. In the following round I one shot (tore in half)a thug when I crit using an at-will. Villains decide I need to die... quickly... and I'm hit by the warlock's ongoing fire damage blasts. Plus two unseen henchman enter the ally and attack me from behind, one even crits me. I pop my warforged resolve ability (bonus HP), get a heal from the cleric, and turn around and use my daily on the guy who crit me. Didn't crit, but it was still 30+ damage (I got to reroll a 1 due to my weapon's Brutal 2 keyword) which split him down the middle.
Suddenly the warlock and the other living thug want to give up. I'm unaligned so I knock off the other thug's head and intimidate the piss out of the Warlock (litterally). When we're finished I threaten her again, and toss her into the sewage ditch.
Paid a squire to hose me down with hot water, and got some money and passes into Undermountain to tackle our next encounter.
For anyone who has found a group running this weekly event, this is the thread to post thoughts and summaries.
While checking through pics for inspiration for the character I needed to roll up I came across a pic of a robotic man in a cape carrying a huge axe. From that I made a Warforged Barbarian, and let me just say that if anyone tells you Barbarians are a little overpowered... you believe them.
Most of my defenses are incredibly low. My AC is 15, Fort is 16, Ref is 11 and Will is 10. I guess this helps balance out the insane damage that I can dish out.
The encounter was a back alley brawl with a 20 foot deep sewage ditch through the middle and a bridge spanning it. While my associates attempted to cross the 5 foot wide bridge, I tried to jump the 20 feet across. I landed short, took 12 points of damage, and used a second move action to climb the stairs back up to the villains. In the following round I one shot (tore in half)a thug when I crit using an at-will. Villains decide I need to die... quickly... and I'm hit by the warlock's ongoing fire damage blasts. Plus two unseen henchman enter the ally and attack me from behind, one even crits me. I pop my warforged resolve ability (bonus HP), get a heal from the cleric, and turn around and use my daily on the guy who crit me. Didn't crit, but it was still 30+ damage (I got to reroll a 1 due to my weapon's Brutal 2 keyword) which split him down the middle.
Suddenly the warlock and the other living thug want to give up. I'm unaligned so I knock off the other thug's head and intimidate the piss out of the Warlock (litterally). When we're finished I threaten her again, and toss her into the sewage ditch.
Paid a squire to hose me down with hot water, and got some money and passes into Undermountain to tackle our next encounter.
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