[Barb or Cipher starting off, pros and cons of each?]

Just realised that i misread cipher as chanter. My bad. Both barbs are ciphers are amazing, and I suggest that you get both in your party as either one is a top tier pick in their current form(even after the mindblades nerf).

What starting stats would you suggest for Barbs?

[Barb or Cipher starting off, pros and cons of each?]

Barbarians are in your face melee DPS. They have a lot of steamrolling mechanics that let them charge into battle, get injured, and then charge some more.

 

Ciphers are long-range spellcasters that do very well in small, quick encounters because their Focus mechanic doesn't restrict them to spells per rest. 

 

They're honestly exact opposites of one another.

 

However, I would recommend going with the Barbarian if you're not going to be hiring adventurers. There's no Barbarian NPC and the Cipher NPC that you get is actually really good at what she does.

Pretty much helps me make my choice, thanks. And thanks for replies everyone, much appreciated.

[Barb or Cipher starting off, pros and cons of each?]

Narrowed it down to these two classes but cant seem to decide, hoping a few folks can give me the low down on each and what I can expect early on. Basically, help me pick one thanks in advance for any and all info.