01-29-2007, 11:17 PM | #1 |
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I thought dipping into Barbarian would make my character a lot faster. I don't know why, but he's not moving noticably faster than any of my other characters.
Do they actually move faster?
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01-30-2007, 12:26 AM | #2 |
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Yes. About 15%. It's like taking Dash as a feat. However, iirc the barbarian's elevated movement does not work if it is wearing heavy armour.
If you really want to test it out, set up a race between your barbarian and a character that does not have a boost to speed (e.g. not a barb, not a monk, does not have Dash). The barb will be faster. The fastest character is a high level monk, as monks receive a movement boost every three levels.
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01-30-2007, 08:03 PM | #3 |
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Okay, I'll test it out. BTW, my Barb is holding a large shield(NOT a tower shield), does that matter?
Which is faster, a 3rd level Monk, or a Barbarian?
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01-30-2007, 08:27 PM | #4 |
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Shields shouldn't matter, as barbs have the shield proficiency/feat automatically.
From observation, I think a barb and a monk have about the same speed as 1st lvl characters. A lvl 3 monk should be a bit faster.
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01-30-2007, 08:30 PM | #5 |
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I'll set up a race then, as you said. Maybe he is faster, just not too much.
Is a level 1 Monk any faster than any other level 1 (non-Barbarian) characters?
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01-31-2007, 02:33 AM | #6 |
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I believe so. It doesn't say so in any of the character descriptions I've looked at, but I have the sense a monk has better-than-average speed. I might be wrong, though.
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01-31-2007, 01:43 PM | #7 |
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Just to add: even if you do take the heavy armor proficiency for the barbarian, he will still not get fast speed when wearing heavy armor.
Personally for me it was a blessing. I find it a headache when one character moves ahead of the rest of the party. High speed should be an ability that can be turned on or off.
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