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The restriction to the said formula matters from the following derivation, which I will politely color orange for those less inclined to drool through algebra: Suppose you’re fighting badguy X. It turns out you need, say, a 15 or better to hit X. You threaten a crit on an 18 since it turns...

My spreadsheet can be parameterized to consider crit-immune opponents. ehh, anyway... The point as I see it is that there isn't that much difference between two-handed weapons when it comes to average damage/hit. While it is true that without improved critical it takes a db of +39 for...

Thanks for the kind words. Never fear, my site activity will decay down to a couple hits/day. As for the Falchion/Greatsword debate, there is a somewhat useful formula for average weapon damage/automatic hit against opponents when you need <= your lowest threat # to hit their AC (got that?)...

I'll pimp the power attack spreadsheet on my site (signature). It's free and you can mess with it as you please. The power attack calculator sheet lets you parameterize your non-epic character by level, ability, and feat with PHB weapon selection and magical enchantment. Then it calculates by...

Was it just me or in KoB did G. Gygax just invent some wicked rules on the fly. Stuff like roll d6. 1 or 2, sorry pal, you're DEAD. Oh, you have high Dex? Too bad. Can't remember anymore which traps/encounters they were. Also seemed like the best strategy was hire 10 men-at-arms...

Remarkably close, but not exactly. And as with anything in mathematics, not exactly is not correct. Here's why it seems correct, but isn't. You're summing probabilities. 6 * 1/216 = 1/216 + 1/216 + 1/216 + 1/216 + 1/216 + 1/216 Summing probabilities is appropriate when you've got an OR...

Nope. Good point. Also doesn't say anything about standard point buy distribution either, which is a really hard thing to gauge.

DMG 3.5, p. 170. Therefore it’s a 3d6 world you’re all playing in. Question: how frequently on average would you expect to bump into an NPC with at least one 18? One answer, which many claim is a consensus opinion (stemming from the 1st ed. of D&D), is: virtually never; extremely rare...

So this comes a month late...better late than never, sorry. The sheet looks great from a simplicity standpoint. The full attack numbers (and single attack) are exactly correct for no PA. I too don't have the solver capability, alas. I offer the spreadsheet on my site (click sig) as an...

Yes. I just get so emotional sometimes.

adamant, brassbound, inexorable, obdurate, relentless, rigid, unbending, uncompromisi Describe the idea that to have fun you (Edit: you=the proverbial you, ie everyone in this thread) have to Max cause you're a Barbarian. Character sheets for wizards come with lots of spell sheets. You're...

Suppose your character was a Barbarian1 Fighter10. Raging. Strength 22. Wielding a +2 flaming greatsword. Had feats of PA, WF, gWF, WS, & iC. What is the breakdown? Here's the average full attack damage/round, including chance of crits. AC 0PA<D> optPA max<D> 11PA<D> 10 88.6 11 143.8...

Here's 5d6 drop two lowest. Neglected all that junk about failed character rerolls. outcome 5d6 18 3.55% 17 7.84% 16 12.02% 15 14.29% 14 14.85% 13 13.57% 12 11.33% 11 8.55% 10 6.04% 9 3.81% 8 2.19% 7 1.16% 6 0.53% 5 0.19% 4 0.06% 3 0.01%

Huh huh. If you really want it done right, I'd submit (as I have on the referenced WotC thread) that finding an exact analytic solution to the optimized PA problem is almost impossible. Problems crop up when you take into account damage reduction--critical hits is peanuts to this problem. If...

Not to pick on Will specifically, but this kind of analysis is kinda sucky. Turns out the Falchion is slightly more powerful than the greatsword, against opponents vulnerable to crits.. You really need to consider probabilities of hitting--in particular, the 18-20 vs. 19-20 crit chance...

Exactly. Not only is Power Attack not too powerful, it is a necessary feat for fighters everywhere (at least those not wielding light weapons). Necessary for fighter characters whose players debate on forums like this one (and especially the WotC D&D Classes board), trying to make the point...

Attn: LazarusLong42 (bump) Hey LL42, Remind me again what those funny brackets over the summation symbols and in the "numerator" of the last combination factor mean, for your formula for the # ways of rolling an outcome R for N d-sided dice, keeping k and dropping 1. Thanks a ton. One of...

Same guy, single attack. Can't be flurrying, by definition. All I did was click a field from the sheet on my site. #s check out however. AC Dam opt PA Dam 10 14.63 11 26.13 11 14.63 11 26.13 12 14.63 11 26.13 13 14.63 10 25.08 14 14.63 9 24.04 15 14.63 8 22.99 16 14.63 7 21.95 17 14.63...

Monks can Power Attack with their unarmed attack. Here's the optimum PA for a level 15 Monk, Str 24, with feats of Weapon Focus & Improved Critical for unarmed attack. I report the average full attack damage/round when said Monk flurries, against a range of AC, listing both the non-PA and...

Or, get to know the touch attack side of your character/party. Max power attack ain't the answer.