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<blockquote data-quote="Esker" data-source="post: 7597650" data-attributes="member: 6966824"><p>Oh, it's even worse than I thought isn't it? It's not just rage; Reckless Attack requires STR-based attacks too.</p><p></p><p>If you're not holding back sneak attack, then the extra damage you get from crits is just (to-crit-per-attack) * (total-dice-damage), regardless of the number of attacks you're making (assuming to-crit chance stays constant). If you're relying on the two-weapon fighting style for your base damage you're getting less value from crits, since more of your DPR is coming from static modifiers, which don't benefit from them.</p><p></p><p>Back of the envelope, suppose you did have a way of generating constant advantage that worked with elven accuracy, and you crit on an 18 or higher. Compare dual-scimitars to single rapier + BB at level 5:</p><p></p><p>TWF:</p><p></p><p>Base (1st attack): 1d6 + 4 = 7.5</p><p>Base (2nd attack): 1d6 = 3.5</p><p>Base to hit (advantage + elven accuracy): 0.936</p><p>Crit damage (per attack): 1d6 = 3.5</p><p>To-crit (per attack, advantage): 0.386</p><p>Sneak attack damage: 3d6 = 10.5</p><p>Sneak attack to hit: (1 - 0.064)^2 = 0.996</p><p>Sneak attack to crit (w/o holding it back): 0.386 + (0.064) * 0.386 = 0.411</p><p></p><p>Expected total damage: 0.936 * (7.5 + 3.5) + 2 * 3.5 * 0.386 + 0.996 * 10.5 + 0.411 * 10.5 = 27.8</p><p></p><p>Booming Blade:</p><p></p><p>Base Damage: 2d8 + 3d6 + 4 = 25.5</p><p>Base to-hit: 0.936</p><p>Crit Damage: 2d8 + 3d6 = 19.5</p><p>To-Crit: 0.386</p><p></p><p>Total: 0.936 * 23.5 + 0.386 * 19.5 = 29.5</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Esker, post: 7597650, member: 6966824"] Oh, it's even worse than I thought isn't it? It's not just rage; Reckless Attack requires STR-based attacks too. If you're not holding back sneak attack, then the extra damage you get from crits is just (to-crit-per-attack) * (total-dice-damage), regardless of the number of attacks you're making (assuming to-crit chance stays constant). If you're relying on the two-weapon fighting style for your base damage you're getting less value from crits, since more of your DPR is coming from static modifiers, which don't benefit from them. Back of the envelope, suppose you did have a way of generating constant advantage that worked with elven accuracy, and you crit on an 18 or higher. Compare dual-scimitars to single rapier + BB at level 5: TWF: Base (1st attack): 1d6 + 4 = 7.5 Base (2nd attack): 1d6 = 3.5 Base to hit (advantage + elven accuracy): 0.936 Crit damage (per attack): 1d6 = 3.5 To-crit (per attack, advantage): 0.386 Sneak attack damage: 3d6 = 10.5 Sneak attack to hit: (1 - 0.064)^2 = 0.996 Sneak attack to crit (w/o holding it back): 0.386 + (0.064) * 0.386 = 0.411 Expected total damage: 0.936 * (7.5 + 3.5) + 2 * 3.5 * 0.386 + 0.996 * 10.5 + 0.411 * 10.5 = 27.8 Booming Blade: Base Damage: 2d8 + 3d6 + 4 = 25.5 Base to-hit: 0.936 Crit Damage: 2d8 + 3d6 = 19.5 To-Crit: 0.386 Total: 0.936 * 23.5 + 0.386 * 19.5 = 29.5 [/QUOTE]
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