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Message: <blockquote data-quote="AuraSeer" data-source="post: 494551" data-attributes="member: 1331">Something about this doesn't feel right. The Xorn would need a number of very lucky die rolls to do so much damage so quickly.An elder Xorn has one Bite for 4d8+7 damage, and three Claws for 1d6+3. It also has the Power Attack feat. Since its primary attack is at +21 to hit, if we remove its +7 Strength bonus and the -1 for Large size, we find that it has a BAB of +15.  So it could conceivably Power Attack for 15 points.If the monster does Power Attack to the max, the bite can do up to 44 damage, and each claw up to 24. The target's DR reduces these to 36 and 16, respectively. Assuming the monster does take the highest penalty, manages to still hit with all four attacks, and defies the odds by rolling max damage on all its dice, the character will take (36+16+16+16)=84 damage per round.In reality, if the xorn takes that much Power Attack, most of its strikes will miss. When it does hit, it's not likely to roll maximum damage. It theoretically could kill that 123-hp character in two rounds, but that won't be the normal course of events.</blockquote>