overgeeked
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Just for fun. Here's a thread about breaking down the official math of 5E. No reason.
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overgeeked
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Monster math breakdown...
5e monster manual on a business card
Lately I’ve been doing statistical analysis on D&D 5e monsters to see how they’re built, and I’ve learned some interesting things: the DMG monster-creation guidelines don̵…
www.blogofholding.com
overgeeked
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Proficiency bonus is: 1 + (level/4), rounded up.
overgeeked
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Monster AC is always set to give the PCs a 65% chance to hit assuming the PC put their highest stat in their main attack stat, and increased it at 4th and 8th level. The only entry on the create a monster chart that doesn't follow this exactly is level 9.
overgeeked
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Ability modifiers are: stat - 10, divide by 2, round down.
UngeheuerLich
Legend
Sounds like the hidden math someone spoke about a few weeks ago...
overgeeked
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In breaking down the monster math from the link above I noticed that monsters' full allotment of average DPR is equal to the average PC hit points when comparing CR to PC level. The average PC hit points being the listed max at 1st level plus the listed average by level but ignoring any potential CON modifier to hit points. Mosnter hit points are also almost exactly 3x their full allotment of average DPR.
These both track exactly with statements made by WotC during the 4E era and printed in their books. Specifically that monsters should take 3-4 hits to take down and that is borne out by the analysis of Blog of Holding.
These both track exactly with statements made by WotC during the 4E era and printed in their books. Specifically that monsters should take 3-4 hits to take down and that is borne out by the analysis of Blog of Holding.
overgeeked
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Cool. Thanks for the post. I was hoping this thread would be uncovering the official math of the game.
TerraDave
5ever, or until 2024
Monster math, and the way the prof bonus is baked into things, should be the relatively straightforward part.
Its always the PCs and their damage were it gets hairy. 5e seems to assume a lot of rounds of combat per day, to get PC damage to average out.
Not sure how this interfaces with the monster math, but it must!
Its always the PCs and their damage were it gets hairy. 5e seems to assume a lot of rounds of combat per day, to get PC damage to average out.
Not sure how this interfaces with the monster math, but it must!
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