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I'm interested in the balance of the game, not the balance of any specific campaign that uses the game. As I said above I expect a campaign that pulls from the system without bias will generally reflect the balance of the system. I do. I had quite negative experiences throwing mind flayers at...

I purposefully have not done so because the proposal is based on math and that math is contained in that document or in spreadsheets. Small correction: Take the average score of str/dex and then get the modifier. So 17 + 11 would be 28 - 20 = 8 / 2 / 2 = +2. Whereas 3+0/2 = +1. Other than the...

The big aspect often overlooked is the AC of enemies. The average is quite low in 5e and I suspect most people think it is much higher than it is. DMG 274's AC numbers line up very closely with actual averages. And if we use those numbers (which we should as we're talking about balance of the...

Those combinations would result in Reflex being by far the best spells to use. Monster Fort would have a success rate of 52% overall, or 66% at 17-20. Monster Ref would have a success rate of 39% overall, or 40% at 17-20. Monster Will would have a success rate of 46% overall, or 58% at 17-20...

I tried that system and it's horribly unbalanced. Fort spells will never succeed, reflex spells will succeed nearly twice as much - especially as levels go up and will is in the middle. You'd have to rebalance the entire MM which I also considered for different combinations, but definitely not...

Definitely serious. People experience games differently and you're telling him his experience means he hasn't played the game (in other words his experience is wrong). Ain't nobody got time to be spoken to in that manner.

Likely more accurately he's tired of those like you wishing to impose your view of the game on him. He has identified some issues, you don't agree. You state that if you desire to and then move on. Making statements like the following is incredibly rude and condescending:

CapnZapp: I ran the numbers on con/cha like I mentioned above and put the edit above. I spent a lot of time on this area and have a good understanding of all the variables involved so let me know if you have any questions. Also feel free to PM me if you'd rather discuss over chat.

I proposed it here: http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?492364-Balanced-Abilities-and-Saving-Throws Though I involved a bit more options in the original OP that I don't use now (attacks vs reflex). I have a spreadsheet that has all the distribution of saving throws...

Hey Capp, I created a system a while back to address the multitude of issues around saving throws. I still use it and highly recommend it. See http://homebrewery.naturalcrit.com/share/SkWNvU8TD I think the distribution of saves and especially how they work on monsters is very important. That...

If you're fighting a lone enemy and it dies so you can't hit it again then you've won! Yay! Or if it's not dead then 18.5% of rounds you get to hit it again! Yay! Spacing: the majority of encounters published in the official adventures, old adventures, PF adventure paths, etc would have no...

Discussing anything with you is seriously a waste of time. I've already spent hours providing you with math to only be asked for more while you do nothing but spout opinions. I'm willing to have a reasonable discussion with someone who is actually wanting to evaluate the situation. You're only...

A barbarian has a 18.5% chance to cleave every round so if you haven't seen it in months you're using it wrong. Though with a barbarian wielding a dagger... Too many assumptions? Lol. It's nearly the same as the DMG hp per cr. Comparing to that would give us similar numbers so if you're unhappy...

As above I challenge you to provide math showing the alternative. The parameters were fully outlined above. This is just becoming a game of "go there and do this. Now, spell it out fully. Oh, it's spelt out? Well I'm going to ignore that and bring up this other thing without substantiating it...

The spreadsheet has everything referenced so you can see it all in formula form. Since the spreadsheet is rather big and can not be so user-friendly I'll write it out here. Numbers all provided on the 5th level of DPR of Classes Ignoring rage: To Hit: A 5th barbarian has a 3(str)+3(prof) = +6...

Again I ask to please provide the math that shows that GWM is in line with an ASI (+2 Str). As I said above the math provided in this thread is woefully insufficient as it ignores many factors. I've spent several hours providing a detailed analysis of this feats with numbers, a spreadsheet, and...

Please link me to the "correct" math. All I have seen is several posts that look at average damage ignoring chance to hit, encounters per day, rages per day, enemy AC distributions, etc, etc.

I'll assume you missed my detailed analysis on page 2 of this thread. I'll quote it all back to you: The math is entirely provided on a spreadsheet for you to analyze. It is based on the adventuring day as suggested by the DMG. Math has been provided that says otherwise. Opinions...

The math (DPR) was shown above. And yet here we are with you and others ignoring it in favor of your opinion which is not substantiated by math. GWM is far more valuable than +2 strength, even without -5/+10 it is still ahead. Even with the misses from -5/+10 it's still far ahead. Oy.. the dnd...

Additionally, you don't need to reply to continuously see updates. Opening the page is enough. @AaronOfBarbaria