Has the Monster builder been updated to MM3 - I thought it was still old DMG1. This is still more damage than MM1 was on the whole.
Damage & attack bonus is now very formulaic - damage is average level +8. I have been going through P1 & P2 updating things & decontrollering it a bit & mostly I add a die of damage & often reduce, or rebalance, defences especially of elites & solos.
Well now that's a great question and one I can't answer, off the top of my head.
I'm going more on personal experiences than on maths and analysis. What I find is that upgrading the damage sections in the MB increases the challenge for my players and, for me at least, that's what it's all about.
Oh I just rememberred saying "hit the green circles" isn't accurate.
So here's a blow-by-blow account of how I do it...
1. Select your creature.
2. Click "Edit a copy"
3. Click the first action and, if it has a damage expression, do the following...
- Add a new attack.
- In the new attacks' damage settings select the same Type, Dice Sides and Modifier values as the original.
- Highlight the "Damage" in the new attack and copy it (CTRL+C)
- Highlight the "Damage" in the original attack and paste over it (CTRL+V).
- Delete the newly added attack.
- Repeat for each action.
4. Repeat step 3 above for every action.
5. Click "Save and Exit".
6. Right-click your updated monster.
7. Select "Copy as..."->"Copy as Image" from the pop-up menu.
8. Paste into word-processor of your choosing.
9. Print and use as you see fit.
I've attached a before and after of our friend the Grell to show what it gives me.
PS. Happy to work through this with/for you on this thread or via email.
PPS. Just noticed the MB still has a bug where bits of triggered/free actions vanish in copies. Double check those to avoid surprises.
Cheers,