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<blockquote data-quote="Sparky McDibben" data-source="post: 9305528" data-attributes="member: 7041430">So my issue here is that it sends a completely different message to players: &quot;Man, this guy has a lot of hit points!&quot; What I'm looking for is a &quot;WTF???&quot; reaction that makes them worried. This is a game that's been running for over a year; I'd prefer to apply to the monsters (to playtest it) before I start mucking about with PC stats.Well, for a normal monk, you'd be right! This particular monk has made some very interesting deals with a variety of mentors to learn forbidden techniques and acquire some interesting magic items, one of which are cesti that give a +3 to attack and damage, a blessing that increases her Martial Arts die one step (so she's rocking a d12), and a blessing that lets her add +1d6 radiant damage to each attack. So per strike she's looking at (6.5 + 3.5 + 8) = 18 on average - she only needs to do slightly above average damage to start ablating his armor. The cleric is a little odd - sometimes she likes to play support and sometimes she swings for the fences, so we'll see who shows up.The sorcerer, funnily enough, has taken no damaging spells (barring cantrips), and no abjuration spells. They're about to have a fun time. Concur with the rest of your assessments.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Sparky McDibben, post: 9305528, member: 7041430"] So my issue here is that it sends a completely different message to players: "Man, this guy has a lot of hit points!" What I'm looking for is a "WTF???" reaction that makes them worried. This is a game that's been running for over a year; I'd prefer to apply to the monsters (to playtest it) before I start mucking about with PC stats. Well, for a normal monk, you'd be right! This particular monk has made some very interesting deals with a variety of mentors to learn forbidden techniques and acquire some interesting magic items, one of which are cesti that give a +3 to attack and damage, a blessing that increases her Martial Arts die one step (so she's rocking a d12), and a blessing that lets her add +1d6 radiant damage to each attack. So per strike she's looking at (6.5 + 3.5 + 8) = 18 on average - she only needs to do slightly above average damage to start ablating his armor. The cleric is a little odd - sometimes she likes to play support and sometimes she swings for the fences, so we'll see who shows up. The sorcerer, funnily enough, has taken no damaging spells (barring cantrips), and no abjuration spells. They're about to have a fun time. Concur with the rest of your assessments. [/QUOTE]

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