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D&D:O Ep 36 - The Necromancer and the Oathbreaker

d4: D&D Deep Dive

English - April 17, 2021 03:00 - 1 hour - 54.9 MB
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Previous Episode: D&D:O Slidin' Into My DMs #18 - Undead and Dragons
Next Episode: D&D:O Ep 37 - The Thornlock

The Necromancer, and, specifically, Animate Dead when used in conjunction with Necromancy and Oathbreaker Paladin buffs, is, I think, pretty broken. Come find out why and learn how to build this team to do ridiculous, and essentially unplayable damage, and join the conversation about how we might balance it in game.

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Character Concept:(0:00​)
Problems with Necro+Animate Dead:(6:50)
Level 1:(16:43)
Levels 2-6:(28:41)
Levels 7-9:(53:09)
Levels 10-13:(1:01:21)
Levels 14-17:(1:07:55)
Final Thoughts:(1:14:28)

Math/Graph for this episode: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1jianatX7TVTK40Bbif78JpHurCzo_ps8RzEvHcWPIh0/edit?usp=sharing

Master Team Up Comparison: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Q1R2S1BLRyf6FjnomB2nY262eIF3-fHGQMvwt3imKX4/edit?usp=sharing

Thanks to LudicSavant for the amazing DPR calculator! https://forums.giantitp.com/showthrea...​)

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