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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Maxperson" data-source="post: 8856157" data-attributes="member: 23751">Sure.  Not in every case.  Just most cases.  Like the CR 10 Aboleth and it's 12 average damage?  Or CR 5 Cambion with it's 11 average damage?  Or CR 4 Chuul with it's 11 average damage?  Or the CR 6 cyclops which as a giant is supposed to dish out lots of damage, but barely exceeds 18 with it's 19 average damage?  Or CR 5 Barlgura with its 11 average damage?  Or the CR 9 glabrezy with its 16 average damage?18 is sufficient to give someone a decent chance of staying up against many, many things of decently high CR.  And if you're that level, your heals will be better.No.  We're talking hits, not specials with saves, and dragons to boot.  The claw averages 15.  The tail 17.  The bite barely over 18 and 19 damage.Of course you can cherry pick something that does lots of damage with a special attack.  Most things do not.  Besides, if you can cherry pick a CR 10 red dragon, I can cherry pick resistance spells and/or tieflings PCs that are resistant to it and make their saves, only taking 14 damage from that breath.</blockquote>