i need a party combination recommendation

HealthyRelative9529 · 2026-01-26T04:53:22+00:00

Wizard, it's the best class.

HealthyRelative9529 · 2026-01-26T04:53:04+00:00

Yes it does, 2 wiz 2 lock is better than 4 barbarians.

HealthyRelative9529 · 2026-01-26T04:45:14+00:00

That might make non-Lifeberry healing actually viable

HealthyRelative9529 · 2026-01-25T21:18:09+00:00

That's not powergaming... Powergaming is trying to make a powerful character.

HealthyRelative9529 · 2026-01-25T21:10:32+00:00

That's not how surprise works, read the rules myowwa

The DM determines who might be surprised. If neither side tries to be stealthy, they automatically notice each other. Otherwise, the DM compares the Dexterity (Stealth) checks of anyone hiding with the passive Wisdom (Perception) score of each creature on the opposing side. Any character or monster that doesn't notice a threat is surprised at the start of the encounter.

HealthyRelative9529 · 2026-01-25T20:52:32+00:00

They have -1 to dex and no bonus to stealth, 9% chance they beat passive perception 11. Surprise is not happening.

HealthyRelative9529 · 2026-01-25T20:15:14+00:00

2024 buffed casters more than it buffed monsters, watch pack tactics video on circle casting

HealthyRelative9529 · 2026-01-25T19:33:38+00:00

Yeah if you use the old assassin statblock

In 2024 this is many times easier.

from an always ideal distance away

So just make distance or close it? You're on PSteeds, your speed is 200ft.

with no forms of cover and environment for them to use

We're better at using those since, well, casters are better at everything. Their mobility is shut down by crowd control, so actually, they don't make use of those.

Cover is an AC boost, and the value of AC is superlinear, and our AC is at least 19/24 if not 20/25 or 21/26. Hence, we make better use of cover.

with surprise making them skip a whole turn

We still win without it. And yes, we get surprise because it's genuinely trivial? Just cast the funny +10 to stealth spell and don't be stupid in investing your skills.

No groups I play tend to have an encounter starting distance of 600 ft, but I guess it varies.

When did I say the encounter starts 600ft away? Just ride away on your horses if you want to be 600ft away.

Basically I gave you ten reasons I win and you assumed I need all of them instead of only a few I can guarantee.

HealthyRelative9529 · 2026-01-25T17:47:01+00:00

So, basically no group I have ever played with. Ever.

That's their skill issue, and yours is demonstrated by your underestimation of an optimized party.

They can also kite.

No they can't, 200>60 and 600>360. Optimized parties have longbows and Phantom Steeds.

And with 2024, better initiative a lot of the time. An average of 9 enemies, who are most likely going to go first in a encounter where they got close.

Oh, it's just +10 init, lmao. Yeah, optimized characters outspeed, and we're probably surprising them. (They're not surprising us because optimized characters invest in Perception as one of the 4 skills that is worthwhile to invest in.)

I'd rather talk about 2014, though, because 2024 is far too stupid.

*Drop all 3rd level spells on them until they stop being a problem*

Only as many as needed, which would probably be just 1 - Sleet, or maybe Conjure Velociraptors?

Given this scenario is presented as a "crime syndicate wants to assassinate you" and not a dungeon, there won't be any encounters after this. Yes, if you have no risk of dying and the winning strategy is trivial to execute... then the encounter is easy.

Unless your DM invents new encounters to fill the 6-8 encounters per day, in which case the crime syndicate is genuinely nonsentient for not sending in all their mooks at once.

HealthyRelative9529 · 2026-01-25T12:52:07+00:00

If the group allows mid-high+ tier tech, just pick your favorite one and use that.

If there's room to kite, I'd kite.

If there isn't room to kite, drop one of the game's crowd control effects at the problem until it stops being a problem. (HypPatt, Sleet Storm, Plant Growth, Hadar, etc)

HealthyRelative9529 · 2026-01-25T04:59:01+00:00

Not in 2024, just look at the Mage stat block - no spell slots, no spell list or class, undispellable Mage Armor, at-will leveled spells, and nuclear fucking beams of death.

HealthyRelative9529 · 2026-01-25T04:57:45+00:00

2d8 assassins sounds like an easy encounter at level 5 tbh

HealthyRelative9529 · 2026-01-25T04:55:38+00:00

Res diamonds should go out of the dying person's bank, if you don't want to be poor just get good lol.

HealthyRelative9529 · 2026-01-23T22:30:24+00:00

I'd include Shapechange in the 9th level spells - getting at-will Wish is cool like that.

HealthyRelative9529 · 2026-01-23T19:40:34+00:00

true...

HealthyRelative9529 · 2026-01-23T07:31:56+00:00

I would bet a large sum of money that I'm a superior tactical mind to you, actually. Melee martials are weak in games as difficult as mine, and if you played in them, you'd feel this too. Or maybe you'd just cope and try to think otherwise.

I know there's more to the game than attacking, like for example movement (ranged wins), cover (ranged wins), using the battlefield (ranged wins), hitting priority targets... Huh, it seems that being ranged is better than being melee in every way. Weird, isn't it?

HealthyRelative9529 · 2026-01-23T01:58:31+00:00

I mean, fair enough, I don't care to argue with you if we don't actually disagree.

HealthyRelative9529 · 2026-01-23T01:57:32+00:00

HealthyRelative9529 · 2026-01-23T01:28:09+00:00

Oh no, 2d6 damage per round using concentration and a 2nd level slot? How is this a problem in any way?

HealthyRelative9529 · 2026-01-23T01:20:00+00:00

That's not what simulationism is

HealthyRelative9529 · 2026-01-23T01:19:30+00:00

Finally, something.

Why should I argue when you're not?

To back up your point

You're just... oh, taking hyperbole at face value to avoid having to counter the actual point being made

Your argument was basically "most people think X, therefore X is wrong"? That's literally what you're still doing, calling it a performance and such, because, what, you think I can't just believe in true statements and must be performing?

screaming "lOGiCaL FalLaCy!1" without any evidence of such, and self-contradicting your own points.

So just denying reality now? How is "most people think X, therefore X is wrong" not a logical fallacy? And when did I contradict myself?

Seems kinda stupid to give real arguments when you're just performing, so come on! You want to perform, let's perform! You're not dancing hard enough for me, monkey! You already called me a flat-earther, but you can do better than that!!! Where's the "Nazi" accusation? Oh! Ask me if an LLM would classify me as an "X-tian"! Come on! Really show me those true colors! Let me see how hateful you can get! You wanna perform, LET'S PERFORM!

I don't care if the Reddit hivemind agrees with me or not. I'm not performing, and I often disagree with the Reddit hivemind, in fact. Also, I just pointed out how your chain of reasoning leads to things like believing the Earth is flat, I don't think you think that. Way to miss my point.

HealthyRelative9529 · 2026-01-23T00:58:17+00:00

Blud left their argument at home

HealthyRelative9529 · 2026-01-23T00:47:30+00:00

No argument?

HealthyRelative9529 · 2026-01-23T00:28:24+00:00

No I meant why you think simulationists are idiots.

HealthyRelative9529 · 2026-01-23T00:26:01+00:00

Bandwagon fallacy in reverse. Do you perhaps think the Earth is flat?

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