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<blockquote data-quote="Shayuri" data-source="post: 7523828" data-attributes="member: 4936"><p>Right, so...as an illustration:</p><p></p><p>[sblock=Loranys - CR10 'paladin' kinda]LORANYS [CR 10]</p><p>XP n/a</p><p>LG Medium humanoid (human)</p><p>Init +9; Senses Perception +19</p><p>Aura good (5 ft., DC 17)</p><p>DEFENSE</p><p>HP 185</p><p>EAC 23; KAC 25</p><p>Fort +15, Ref +17, Will +12</p><p>Immunities disease</p><p>Defensive Abilities lay on hands</p><p>OFFENSE</p><p>Speed 30 feet; Jet Dash</p><p>Melee +30 ultrathin longsword (4d8+18 S)</p><p>Space 5 ft.; Reach 5 ft.</p><p>Offensive Abilities smite evil, Harm Undead feat (as per a 10th-level Mystic)</p><p>STATISTICS</p><p>Str +8, Dex +5, Con +1, Int +0, Wis +3, Cha +3</p><p>Skills Acrobatics +5, Athletics +8, Diplomacy +19, Intimidate +3, Medicine +24, Mysticism +24, Perception +19, Sense Motive +3, Stealth +5, Survival +3</p><p>Feats Toughness</p><p>Languages Chondathan, Common (Toril), Illuskan</p><p>ECOLOGY</p><p>Environment n/a</p><p>Organization unique</p><p>Treasure standard</p><p>SPECIAL ABILITIES</p><p>Lay on Hands (Sp) Loranys can cast Mystic Cure as a 3rd-level spell 3 times per day. The ability heals 5d8+3 hit points per usage.</p><p>Smite Evil (Su) Three times per day, Loranys can smite an evil foe as if her weapon had the Bane (outsider) and Holy weapon fusions. This ability works with any weapon with which she is proficient. If the weapon used already has one or both of those fusions, she also deals an additional +1d8 divine damage to the foe on a critical. [/sblock]</p><p></p><p>[sblock=Rodan - CR 14 'soldiery' kind, though not actually classed]RODAN [CR 14]</p><p>LG Medium Humanoid (raptoran)</p><p>Init +4; Senses low-light vision; Perception +10</p><p>Deity The Merchant</p><p>Aura good</p><p>DEFENSE</p><p>HP 215</p><p>EAC 25; KAC 28</p><p>Fort +16, Ref +16, Will +25</p><p>Defensive Abilities lucky (re-roll one roll, once per day)</p><p>OFFENSE</p><p>Speed 30 feet, fly 40 ft. (average)</p><p>Melee +23 nova battleglove (3d10+14 B)</p><p>Ranged +28 battle harness integrated blaster pistol (4d8+14 E)</p><p>Space 5 ft.; Reach 5 ft.</p><p>Mystic Spells Prepared (CL 14)</p><p>5th—break enchantment, call cosmos, greater dispel magic</p><p>4th—calm emotions (SFC), death ward, dismissal, hold monster, mystic cure (12d8+8), remove radioactivity</p><p>3rd—dispel magic, guiding star (SFC), haste, lesser resistant armor, mystic cure (5d8+8), remove affliction</p><p>2nd—augury, hold person, hurl forcedisk, mystic cure (3d8+8), remove condition, sanctuary (SFC), see invisibility</p><p>1st—anticipate peril (SFC), command, detect radiation, identify, life bubble, mystic cure (1d8+8), share language</p><p>0 (at will)—daze, detect affliction, detect magic, force ward (SFC), psychokinetic hand, stabilize, token spell</p><p>Offensive Abilities harm undead 8d8+14</p><p>STATISTICS</p><p>Str +2, Dex +4, Con +4, Int +2, Wis +8, Cha +6</p><p>Skills Acrobatics +4, Athletics +2 (+4 while climbing, +12 while jumping), Bluff +6, Culture +25, Diplomacy +6, Disguise +6, Intimidate +6, Life Science +25, Medicine +30, Mysticism +30, Perception +10, Profession (pharmacologist) +25, Sense Motive +8, Stealth +0, Survival +8</p><p>Feats Combat Casting, Harm Undead, Powered Armor Proficiency</p><p>Languages Auran, Draconic, Tuilvilanuue, Universal</p><p>Other Abilities unerring direction, wing-aided movement</p><p>ECOLOGY</p><p>Gear advanced medkit, amulet of camouflage, blaster pistol (integrated into battle harness), battle harness w/targeting computer (ignore concealment but not total concealment), comm unit, nova battleglove, flashlight, medpatch (x2), sprayflesh (x2)</p><p>SPECIAL ABILITIES</p><p>Unerring Direction (Ex) Raptorans have an instinctive sense of which direction is north, even when they are underground or otherwise unable to see the sky or other visual cues. Beyond the Material Plane, this ability doesn't function.</p><p>Wing-Aided Movement (Ex) Raptorans can use their wings to help with movement even if they can't fly yet. The extra lift from her wings gives a raptoran a +10 racial bonus while using the Athletics skill to jump. [/sblock]</p><p></p><p>[sblock=Thrak - CR12 soldier]Goliath Outlander Soldier 12]</p><p>Exp: 56,200</p><p>Hit Points: 90</p><p>Stamina: 121</p><p>Initiative: +2</p><p>Speed: 30 ft</p><p>EAC: 29 (10 + 17 armor +2 dex)</p><p>KAC: 31 (10 + 18 armor +2 dex +1 insight)</p><p></p><p>Saves: Fort +12, Ref +8, Will +11</p><p>Abilities: Str 24, Dex 14, Con 18, Int 10, Wis 17, Cha 10</p><p></p><p>Skills: 48</p><p>Acrobatics (Dex) +13 (8</p><p>Athletics (Str) +20 (10</p><p>Intimidate (Cha) +13 (10</p><p>Medicine (Int) +13 (10</p><p>Survival (Wis) +16 (10</p><p></p><p>Feats:</p><p>1 Enhanced Resistance: Kinetic (gain DR 12/-)</p><p>3 Bodyguard (give adjacent ally +2 EAC/KAC, lose that amount for self)</p><p>5 Improved Unarmed Strike (always counts as armed, unarmed strikes do increased damage)</p><p>7 Stand Still (attacks of opportunity may force targets to stop moving)</p><p>B In Harm's Way (take damage intended for Bodyguarded ally)</p><p>9 Deflect Projectiles (use weapon attack roll as reaction to stop incoming ranged damage)</p><p>11 Connection Inkling (gain Psychokinetic Hand, Stabilize at will, and can cast Life Bubble 4/day, Wis-based DC)</p><p></p><p>Class Features</p><p>Primary Fighting Style: Arcane Assailant</p><p>Techniques</p><p>- Rune of the EK (10 min to imbue weapon to be 'magic')</p><p>- Secret of the Magi (imbued weapon can gain Etherael, Flaming, Frost, Merciful or Shock fusion, if not already had)</p><p>- Power of Legend (1 resolve as move action while wielding magic weapon to remove Bleeding, Burning, Confused, Exhausted, Fatigued, Flat-footed, Off-target, Shaken or Sickened conditions, or reduce Cowering to Frightened, or Frightened to Shaken</p><p>Secondary Fighting Style (at lvl -8): Guard</p><p>Techniques</p><p>- Armor Training (Reduce ACP of worn armor by 1, increase Max-Dex by 1</p><p>Gear Boosts</p><p>- Melee Striker (+1/2 Str bonus to melee damage)</p><p>- Armored Advantage (+1 insight KAC when wearing armor)</p><p>- Anchoring Arcana (full attack to make single atk with magic weapon that can immobilize a foe; Will DC 16+strmod)</p><p>Weapon Specialization</p><p>Combat Feats</p><p>Soldier's Onslaught (may get 3rd attack for -6 to all when full attacking)</p><p></p><p>Cash: 102gp 6sp</p><p>Armor:</p><p>Superior Iridishell, EAC +17, KAC +18, Max Dex +4, ACP 0, Upg 4, Bulk 2 42250</p><p>- Haste, 9250</p><p>- Darkvision 60', 200</p><p>- Electrostatic Field Mk2, 13000</p><p>- Filtered Rebreather, 4600</p><p></p><p>Weapon:</p><p>Adamantine Ruin Devastation Blade, +19 atk, 5d8+19, Bulk 1, analog 43900+2500</p><p>Sintered Starknife, +19 atk, 4d4+13, Bulk L, analog, thrown 50', 9810</p><p>- Returning, 2300</p><p>Unarmed, +19 atk, 3d6+19</p><p></p><p>Gear</p><p>Personal Upgrades (1: Wisdom and 2: Strength) 7900</p><p>Ring of Resistance 2, 4200</p><p>Ring of Sustenance, 2925</p><p>Glove of Storing, 4600[/sblock]</p><p></p><p>Thrak, with a relatively high level 2 handed sword, does just baaaarely more damage than Loranys, with a much smaller attack bonus (she has +30, he has +19) and she's 2 'levels' lower than him. Recognizing that 'CR' and 'level' may not be the same measurement. Her save bonuses are higher across the board, though not crazily so.</p><p></p><p>Rodan, CR 14, has lower attack than Loranys somehow. He's better than Thrak too, but he's also higher level. But he's also way better than the PCs. All of them. Most of us hover in the mid-teens, in terms of attack bonuses, he's in mid to high 20's. His save bonuses too are...very high.</p><p></p><p>I picked Thrak because most folks have their sheets behind an external link, so copy/paste is a pain, but the tale is the same for all the PCs. All of our bonuses/stats/etc are on par with one another. </p><p></p><p>Is this just a difference in rules for generating PCs vs NPCs? Or did we collectively miss something in our calculations?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Shayuri, post: 7523828, member: 4936"] Right, so...as an illustration: [sblock=Loranys - CR10 'paladin' kinda]LORANYS [CR 10] XP n/a LG Medium humanoid (human) Init +9; Senses Perception +19 Aura good (5 ft., DC 17) DEFENSE HP 185 EAC 23; KAC 25 Fort +15, Ref +17, Will +12 Immunities disease Defensive Abilities lay on hands OFFENSE Speed 30 feet; Jet Dash Melee +30 ultrathin longsword (4d8+18 S) Space 5 ft.; Reach 5 ft. Offensive Abilities smite evil, Harm Undead feat (as per a 10th-level Mystic) STATISTICS Str +8, Dex +5, Con +1, Int +0, Wis +3, Cha +3 Skills Acrobatics +5, Athletics +8, Diplomacy +19, Intimidate +3, Medicine +24, Mysticism +24, Perception +19, Sense Motive +3, Stealth +5, Survival +3 Feats Toughness Languages Chondathan, Common (Toril), Illuskan ECOLOGY Environment n/a Organization unique Treasure standard SPECIAL ABILITIES Lay on Hands (Sp) Loranys can cast Mystic Cure as a 3rd-level spell 3 times per day. The ability heals 5d8+3 hit points per usage. Smite Evil (Su) Three times per day, Loranys can smite an evil foe as if her weapon had the Bane (outsider) and Holy weapon fusions. This ability works with any weapon with which she is proficient. If the weapon used already has one or both of those fusions, she also deals an additional +1d8 divine damage to the foe on a critical. [/sblock] [sblock=Rodan - CR 14 'soldiery' kind, though not actually classed]RODAN [CR 14] LG Medium Humanoid (raptoran) Init +4; Senses low-light vision; Perception +10 Deity The Merchant Aura good DEFENSE HP 215 EAC 25; KAC 28 Fort +16, Ref +16, Will +25 Defensive Abilities lucky (re-roll one roll, once per day) OFFENSE Speed 30 feet, fly 40 ft. (average) Melee +23 nova battleglove (3d10+14 B) Ranged +28 battle harness integrated blaster pistol (4d8+14 E) Space 5 ft.; Reach 5 ft. Mystic Spells Prepared (CL 14) 5th—break enchantment, call cosmos, greater dispel magic 4th—calm emotions (SFC), death ward, dismissal, hold monster, mystic cure (12d8+8), remove radioactivity 3rd—dispel magic, guiding star (SFC), haste, lesser resistant armor, mystic cure (5d8+8), remove affliction 2nd—augury, hold person, hurl forcedisk, mystic cure (3d8+8), remove condition, sanctuary (SFC), see invisibility 1st—anticipate peril (SFC), command, detect radiation, identify, life bubble, mystic cure (1d8+8), share language 0 (at will)—daze, detect affliction, detect magic, force ward (SFC), psychokinetic hand, stabilize, token spell Offensive Abilities harm undead 8d8+14 STATISTICS Str +2, Dex +4, Con +4, Int +2, Wis +8, Cha +6 Skills Acrobatics +4, Athletics +2 (+4 while climbing, +12 while jumping), Bluff +6, Culture +25, Diplomacy +6, Disguise +6, Intimidate +6, Life Science +25, Medicine +30, Mysticism +30, Perception +10, Profession (pharmacologist) +25, Sense Motive +8, Stealth +0, Survival +8 Feats Combat Casting, Harm Undead, Powered Armor Proficiency Languages Auran, Draconic, Tuilvilanuue, Universal Other Abilities unerring direction, wing-aided movement ECOLOGY Gear advanced medkit, amulet of camouflage, blaster pistol (integrated into battle harness), battle harness w/targeting computer (ignore concealment but not total concealment), comm unit, nova battleglove, flashlight, medpatch (x2), sprayflesh (x2) SPECIAL ABILITIES Unerring Direction (Ex) Raptorans have an instinctive sense of which direction is north, even when they are underground or otherwise unable to see the sky or other visual cues. Beyond the Material Plane, this ability doesn't function. Wing-Aided Movement (Ex) Raptorans can use their wings to help with movement even if they can't fly yet. The extra lift from her wings gives a raptoran a +10 racial bonus while using the Athletics skill to jump. [/sblock] [sblock=Thrak - CR12 soldier]Goliath Outlander Soldier 12] Exp: 56,200 Hit Points: 90 Stamina: 121 Initiative: +2 Speed: 30 ft EAC: 29 (10 + 17 armor +2 dex) KAC: 31 (10 + 18 armor +2 dex +1 insight) Saves: Fort +12, Ref +8, Will +11 Abilities: Str 24, Dex 14, Con 18, Int 10, Wis 17, Cha 10 Skills: 48 Acrobatics (Dex) +13 (8 Athletics (Str) +20 (10 Intimidate (Cha) +13 (10 Medicine (Int) +13 (10 Survival (Wis) +16 (10 Feats: 1 Enhanced Resistance: Kinetic (gain DR 12/-) 3 Bodyguard (give adjacent ally +2 EAC/KAC, lose that amount for self) 5 Improved Unarmed Strike (always counts as armed, unarmed strikes do increased damage) 7 Stand Still (attacks of opportunity may force targets to stop moving) B In Harm's Way (take damage intended for Bodyguarded ally) 9 Deflect Projectiles (use weapon attack roll as reaction to stop incoming ranged damage) 11 Connection Inkling (gain Psychokinetic Hand, Stabilize at will, and can cast Life Bubble 4/day, Wis-based DC) Class Features Primary Fighting Style: Arcane Assailant Techniques - Rune of the EK (10 min to imbue weapon to be 'magic') - Secret of the Magi (imbued weapon can gain Etherael, Flaming, Frost, Merciful or Shock fusion, if not already had) - Power of Legend (1 resolve as move action while wielding magic weapon to remove Bleeding, Burning, Confused, Exhausted, Fatigued, Flat-footed, Off-target, Shaken or Sickened conditions, or reduce Cowering to Frightened, or Frightened to Shaken Secondary Fighting Style (at lvl -8): Guard Techniques - Armor Training (Reduce ACP of worn armor by 1, increase Max-Dex by 1 Gear Boosts - Melee Striker (+1/2 Str bonus to melee damage) - Armored Advantage (+1 insight KAC when wearing armor) - Anchoring Arcana (full attack to make single atk with magic weapon that can immobilize a foe; Will DC 16+strmod) Weapon Specialization Combat Feats Soldier's Onslaught (may get 3rd attack for -6 to all when full attacking) Cash: 102gp 6sp Armor: Superior Iridishell, EAC +17, KAC +18, Max Dex +4, ACP 0, Upg 4, Bulk 2 42250 - Haste, 9250 - Darkvision 60', 200 - Electrostatic Field Mk2, 13000 - Filtered Rebreather, 4600 Weapon: Adamantine Ruin Devastation Blade, +19 atk, 5d8+19, Bulk 1, analog 43900+2500 Sintered Starknife, +19 atk, 4d4+13, Bulk L, analog, thrown 50', 9810 - Returning, 2300 Unarmed, +19 atk, 3d6+19 Gear Personal Upgrades (1: Wisdom and 2: Strength) 7900 Ring of Resistance 2, 4200 Ring of Sustenance, 2925 Glove of Storing, 4600[/sblock] Thrak, with a relatively high level 2 handed sword, does just baaaarely more damage than Loranys, with a much smaller attack bonus (she has +30, he has +19) and she's 2 'levels' lower than him. Recognizing that 'CR' and 'level' may not be the same measurement. Her save bonuses are higher across the board, though not crazily so. Rodan, CR 14, has lower attack than Loranys somehow. He's better than Thrak too, but he's also higher level. But he's also way better than the PCs. All of them. Most of us hover in the mid-teens, in terms of attack bonuses, he's in mid to high 20's. His save bonuses too are...very high. I picked Thrak because most folks have their sheets behind an external link, so copy/paste is a pain, but the tale is the same for all the PCs. All of our bonuses/stats/etc are on par with one another. Is this just a difference in rules for generating PCs vs NPCs? Or did we collectively miss something in our calculations? [/QUOTE]
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