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<blockquote data-quote="Thotas" data-source="post: 1547619" data-attributes="member: 18974"><p>Important part of the theory: equivalent in effective strength.&nbsp; And we all know how rare that is.&nbsp; The number of units comparison is only one factor in what actually happens on the battlefield, as we all know.&nbsp; Obviously, if the 100 are 1st level kobold warriors and the 3 are Dire Bears, some kobolds will probably die.&nbsp; How many depends on terrain, who gets surprise, whether the kobolds try to retreat, do the kobolds have missile weapons, have they set pit traps, etc.&nbsp; Throw in sorcerers with area effects into an example, and things get even more complicated.&nbsp; There's more involved than numbers on each side, obvious without being a professional mathematician.&nbsp; But Arrow's Theorem does handle that single aspect of the issue accurately.&nbsp; So 2 kobolds, 2 dire lions, 2 medusa, 2 spectres are 4 times as deadly as a single specimen in any case (assuming they have the same number of hit points and the same equipment, feats, whatever).&nbsp; And for the fellow who said that those of us addressing your math errors (which you directly challenged us to do) are missing the point about your roleplaying comments, I'm in 100% agreement with you on those.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="Thotas, post: 1547619, member: 18974"] Important part of the theory: equivalent in effective strength. And we all know how rare that is. The number of units comparison is only one factor in what actually happens on the battlefield, as we all know. Obviously, if the 100 are 1st level kobold warriors and the 3 are Dire Bears, some kobolds will probably die. How many depends on terrain, who gets surprise, whether the kobolds try to retreat, do the kobolds have missile weapons, have they set pit traps, etc. Throw in sorcerers with area effects into an example, and things get even more complicated. There's more involved than numbers on each side, obvious without being a professional mathematician. But Arrow's Theorem does handle that single aspect of the issue accurately. So 2 kobolds, 2 dire lions, 2 medusa, 2 spectres are 4 times as deadly as a single specimen in any case (assuming they have the same number of hit points and the same equipment, feats, whatever). And for the fellow who said that those of us addressing your math errors (which you directly challenged us to do) are missing the point about your roleplaying comments, I'm in 100% agreement with you on those. [/QUOTE]

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