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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ggroy" data-source="post: 5061101" data-attributes="member: 83805">Continuing from the last post, let's look at the pattern of:[level/2] + stat mod + enhancement = to-hit modstarting with a minmaxed primary stat of 18 at level 1 (ie. stat mod of +4).The enhancement follows the assumed pattern from page 225 from the 4E PHB:level 1-5, enhancement = +1level 6-10, enhancement = +2level 11-15, enhancement = +3level 16-20, enhancement = +4level 21-25, enhancement = +5level 26-30, enhancement = +6The stat boosts are assumed to be added to the player's primary stat with enough stat boosts at levels 8, 14, 21, and 28, to affect the primary stat mod.(stat mod = +4)level 1, to-hit mod = +5level 2-3, to-hit mod = +6level 4-5, to-hit mod = +7level 6-7, to-hit mod = +9(stat mod = +5)level 8-9, to-hit mod = +11level 10, to-hit mod = +12level 11, to-hit mod = +13level 12-13, to-hit mod = +14(stat mod = +6)level 14-15, to-hit mod = +16level 16-17, to-hit mod = +18level 18-19, to-hit mod = +19level 20, to-hit mod = +20(stat mod = +7)level 21, to-hit mod = +22level 22-23, to-hit mod = +23level 24-25, to-hit mod = +24level 26-27, to-hit mod = +26(stat mod = +8)level 28-29, to-hit mod = +28level 30-31, to-hit mod = +29As an approximation, a possible replacement for [level/2] + stat mod + enhancement = to-hit mod to-hit mod = level + 3, at heroic tiers of levels 1 to 10to-hit mod = level + 2, at paragon tiers of levels 11 to 20to-hit mod = level, at epic tiers of levels 21 to 30.Not quite a single formula.Looking at the patterns, I wonder whether it would be easier to just use a to-hit mod = +level, and changing the assumptions of the monsters and skills accordingly to acommodate this.  The enhancement bonus of magic weapons for the to-hit and damage, could be stripped out with only the magical properties remaining which may be triggered by critical successes (or something else).EDIT:  More generally, these approximate to-hit mod equations for a primary stat mod differing from +4 are:to-hit mod = level + 3 + (primary_stat_mod - 4), at heroic tiers of levels 1 to 10to-hit mod = level + 2 + (primary_stat_mod - 4) , at paragon tiers of levels 11 to 20to-hit mod = level + (primary_stat_mod - 4), at epic tiers of levels 21 to 30.</blockquote>

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