Tag: possible

The rules are:

1. The character can be any level up to 20, any class, and any race, using any spell, weapon, ability, or item, provided they are all available in an officially released capacity (so no Unearthed Arcana).
2. This character gets a single round to inflict damage. Movement, Action, and Bonus Action (if needed). No reaction.
3. The character can be buffed prior to this turn with either their own or another character’s spells or abilities, again requiring these buffs to be available in an officially released capacity. For example, Haste and Bless on a Fighter is fine. Assume there are allied characters with these spells, items, or abilities to allow for these effects.
4. Assume unlimited amount of turns to prep for this round in which you deal damage. You can buff as much as you want, or cast a spell that requires multiple rounds, just as long as the turn you actually deal damage is the final turn.
5. The character is assumed to hit (if it is an attack), or the enemy is assumed to have failed their saving throw (if it is a DC effect such as a Fireball spell). Assume no damage resistance from the enemy.
6. The character does max damage with their attack. A 1d12 greataxe would do 12 + STR. Fireball would do 48 instead of 8d6. Assume no criticals. For Rogues, assume Sneak Attack.
7. No insta-kill spells or abilities. Power Word Kill technically doesn’t deal damage. It just lowers the HP to zero.
8. You can include an additional round for any/all in-game companions, provided they are acquired via the character’s abilities, spells, or items. So a Ranger’s animal companion, a Wizards group of zombies from Animate Dead, and a Sorcerer’s familiar with Dragon’s Breath are fine. An NPC Knight that swore an oath to protect your character as a quest reward is not allowed. You can assume the same rules as above for the companions: they all hit and do max damage. You can assume these companions can have items equipped, provided that is legal in the SRD (so no giving your bear a sword).
9. The only environmental effect you can consider is max fall damage: 20d6 for 120 damage. But your character has to cause the enemy to fall during their attack. For this purpose, you can assume the enemy is standing 5 ft from the edge of a cliff. Otherwise, assume you cannot setup or alter the environment in any way outside of spells. No setting up traps.
10. Ignore effects like Wild Magic Surge or items that cast random spells, as they are too unpredictable for the purposes of this calculation.