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WOTC still can't get the backgrounds right in the new FR book.
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Ok here you go, No feats at all. 1. Four 2nd level Fighters vs 2 Ogres (this is your example) with 15 Strength and 15 Constitution, 2...
Nov 12, 2025
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WOTC still can't get the backgrounds right in the new FR book.
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Using a cherry picked 1damage vs 2 damage example you provided.
Nov 12, 2025
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ECMO3
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WOTC still can't get the backgrounds right in the new FR book.
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I edited the post you replied to as I may be talking about different things. Evaluating how a party does in combat is not an effective...
Nov 12, 2025
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WOTC still can't get the backgrounds right in the new FR book.
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That example, as unrealistic as it is, shows a pretty darn big difference.
Nov 12, 2025
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ECMO3
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Unearthed Arcana
WOTC still can't get the backgrounds right in the new FR book.
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Yes, with those things the 2 damage 1st level PC you talked about wins most of the time .... as I said. There are none that provide...
Nov 12, 2025
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ECMO3
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Unearthed Arcana
WOTC still can't get the backgrounds right in the new FR book.
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Most combats don't have PCs doing 1 DPR like the example Maxperson provided. I was using the example provided.
Nov 12, 2025
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ECMO3
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WOTC still can't get the backgrounds right in the new FR book.
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Ok then lets go with a single player. That is what I used in my original example that was supposedly a "corner case" We are evaluating...
Nov 12, 2025
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WOTC still can't get the backgrounds right in the new FR book.
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There is a big difference in losing 46% of the time and losing 91% of the time. There are only 2 backgrounds that have Strength and...
Nov 12, 2025
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ECMO3
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Unearthed Arcana
WOTC still can't get the backgrounds right in the new FR book.
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No. Supposedly it is a "nearly meaningless" difference, "you won't be able to notice it" and "it only affects 1 in 20 rolls" You is...
Nov 12, 2025
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ECMO3
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Unearthed Arcana
WOTC still can't get the backgrounds right in the new FR book.
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No it can actually be a lot more than that. Actually a PC with a 16 AC, 10hps +3 attack and 2 damage who wins initiative has 46%...
Nov 12, 2025
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ECMO3
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WOTC still can't get the backgrounds right in the new FR book.
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Oh I do understand it. While I am at it I will note that common levels of statistical significance are 0.01 and 0.05. So even if it...
Nov 12, 2025
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ECMO3
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Unearthed Arcana
WOTC still can't get the backgrounds right in the new FR book.
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You were not the one I replied to. You did not make that claim. Go read the text I replied to! I quoted it exactly above. The claim...
Nov 12, 2025
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ECMO3
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Unearthed Arcana
WOTC still can't get the backgrounds right in the new FR book.
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No it wasn't. Stop lying. The claim was it is "5% less effective" 5% less effective is different tha hitting 5% less often. No it...
Nov 12, 2025
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WOTC still can't get the backgrounds right in the new FR book.
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It is not blatantly false. The WOTC backgrounds afford non-thematic options, something you say should not happen. Why not? If all...
Nov 12, 2025
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ECMO3
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Unearthed Arcana
WOTC still can't get the backgrounds right in the new FR book.
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The claim was it is a 5% difference. That claim is mathematically false. Damage matters and when a character does 5.5 damage on a...
Nov 11, 2025
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