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    Using Familiars in Combat

    So, one of the familiar's abilities that I'd always looked forward to was Deliver Touch Spells. Thus far, it's been disappointingly useless. I chose a raven familiar, because I wanted a bird--having him fly around is pretty useful--and I thought the ability to speak a language would be really...
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    Ability Score Distribution (more mathematical insanity)

    Here is probability distribution for a 4d6 roll: 3: 0.08% 4: 0.31 5: 0.77 6: 1.62 7: 2.93 8: 4.78 9: 7.02 10: 9.41 11: 11.42 12: 12.89 13: 13.27 14: 12.35 15: 10.11 16: 7.25 17: 4.17 18: 1.62 Mean Ability Score value: 12.24 On average, a 4d6 array will have a point buy value of 28.72
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    Finding the optimal amount to Power Attack

    I'm a bored mathematician who isn't playing D&D right now because our DM is out of town. While watching TV, I came up with a formula for the optimal amount by which you should Power Attack in any situation. It worked out surprisingly simply: P = (A - T - D + 21)/2 A is your total attack roll...
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