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<blockquote data-quote="S'mon" data-source="post: 7798060" data-attributes="member: 463">Big numbers - well the fun comes when you're hitting enemies on a lower tier for x10 or damage while taking 1/10 - or fighting enemies at the next tier up for 1/10 damage, &amp; taking x10 damage. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /> Bounded accuracy - IME the trick here is to set the cap above what the system naturally generates as static bonus. In 5e D&amp;D the most an Epic-20 PC (using the DMG rules for epic progression) can get naturally is a +16 for +6 Proficiency &amp; +10 attribute; the most a monster can get is +19 for +9 Proficiency &amp; +10 attribute. So setting cap at +20 leaves space for bonuses from magic weapons, bless spells, etc etc. And of course Advantage &amp; Disadvantage still apply. Conversely it's pretty easy to get your AC to 30 in 5e so that is a cap that comes up more.Re hit points, 5e replaces ever scaling AC with ever scaling hit points, and the DMG has the lovely but under emphasised concept of Damage Threshold - you must reach the DT on your damage roll or you do no damage; if you hit the DT then you do full damage. In play this is far better than 3e style 'hardness' that simply deducts from damage. And it can easily be applied to monsters too.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="S'mon, post: 7798060, member: 463"] Big numbers - well the fun comes when you're hitting enemies on a lower tier for x10 or damage while taking 1/10 - or fighting enemies at the next tier up for 1/10 damage, & taking x10 damage. :) Bounded accuracy - IME the trick here is to set the cap above what the system naturally generates as static bonus. In 5e D&D the most an Epic-20 PC (using the DMG rules for epic progression) can get naturally is a +16 for +6 Proficiency & +10 attribute; the most a monster can get is +19 for +9 Proficiency & +10 attribute. So setting cap at +20 leaves space for bonuses from magic weapons, bless spells, etc etc. And of course Advantage & Disadvantage still apply. Conversely it's pretty easy to get your AC to 30 in 5e so that is a cap that comes up more. Re hit points, 5e replaces ever scaling AC with ever scaling hit points, and the DMG has the lovely but under emphasised concept of Damage Threshold - you must reach the DT on your damage roll or you do no damage; if you hit the DT then you do full damage. In play this is far better than 3e style 'hardness' that simply deducts from damage. And it can easily be applied to monsters too. [/QUOTE]

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