lonewulf
2015-06-02, 04:37 PM
So this ACF for the barbarian found in Complete Champion confuses me...
Bear Totem Manifestation, gained at level 7, replaces Damage Reduction (you never gain DR as a Bear Totem). It simply states that you gain a HP per Barbarian level.
It does not say ANYTHING else, at all. Now what I read this as saying is "you gain 7 HP" and that is all. But that cant be what was intended...that is a TERRIBLE trade for even 1 DR let alone a potential 6 DR.
What I THINK was intended is that it functions much like Improved Toughness. You gain 1 HP at every Barbarian Level...but is it supposed to be 1 HP gained at lvl 7 and 1 at every level after or 7 HP and 1 at every level after (As per Improved Toughness)? Eithef way this still seems a poor trade for DR.
Another (horribly mistaken) way to interpret it is that at every level you would gain DR you instead gain a HP per Barbarian level....which would eventually give you tons of HP. All that HP would be a good trade for DR but is obviously not what was intended....but do you see why this ACF confuses me?
All in all I dont know why this bugs me seeing as how im not playing a Barbarian any time soon but....I wanna know what the deal is cuz im curious like that. Overthinking makes my brain more hurted.
Bear Totem Manifestation, gained at level 7, replaces Damage Reduction (you never gain DR as a Bear Totem). It simply states that you gain a HP per Barbarian level.
It does not say ANYTHING else, at all. Now what I read this as saying is "you gain 7 HP" and that is all. But that cant be what was intended...that is a TERRIBLE trade for even 1 DR let alone a potential 6 DR.
What I THINK was intended is that it functions much like Improved Toughness. You gain 1 HP at every Barbarian Level...but is it supposed to be 1 HP gained at lvl 7 and 1 at every level after or 7 HP and 1 at every level after (As per Improved Toughness)? Eithef way this still seems a poor trade for DR.
Another (horribly mistaken) way to interpret it is that at every level you would gain DR you instead gain a HP per Barbarian level....which would eventually give you tons of HP. All that HP would be a good trade for DR but is obviously not what was intended....but do you see why this ACF confuses me?
All in all I dont know why this bugs me seeing as how im not playing a Barbarian any time soon but....I wanna know what the deal is cuz im curious like that. Overthinking makes my brain more hurted.