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<blockquote data-quote="Dannyalcatraz" data-source="post: 2894983" data-attributes="member: 19675">These opinions are all well and good, but I AM looking for crunchy numbers.Its one thing to say that a combat will be finished in 6 rounds on average, and another to prove it.&nbsp; Personally, I can recall a half a dozen combats that went deep into double digit rounds, and none that lasted less than 4...but recall is faulty.It is also relevant that most melee attacks depend on Str mods, but as I pointed out, most players (including DMs running NPCs with intelligent leaders among them) are tactically minded enough to try to take down the foe who is dishing out big hunks of damage.&nbsp; The monk who &quot;nickel &amp; dimes&quot; his opponents may in fact do more damage in a combat just because he's not drawing attention with flashy amounts of damage per strike while avoiding hit after hit after hit...After all, that has been my experience- but my experience may be massively atypical.Without crunchy numbers, we're just voicing opinions.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dannyalcatraz, post: 2894983, member: 19675"] These opinions are all well and good, but I AM looking for crunchy numbers. Its one thing to say that a combat will be finished in 6 rounds on average, and another to prove it. Personally, I can recall a half a dozen combats that went deep into double digit rounds, and none that lasted less than 4...but recall is faulty. It is also relevant that most melee attacks depend on Str mods, but as I pointed out, most players (including DMs running NPCs with intelligent leaders among them) are tactically minded enough to try to take down the foe who is dishing out big hunks of damage. The monk who "nickel & dimes" his opponents may in fact do more damage in a combat just because he's not drawing attention with flashy amounts of damage per strike while avoiding hit after hit after hit... After all, that has been [I]my[/I] experience- but my experience may be massively atypical. Without crunchy numbers, we're just voicing opinions. [/QUOTE]

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