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Message: <blockquote data-quote="BASHMAN" data-source="post: 4098267" data-attributes="member: 8277">I recently tried doing with with Monsters base Defenses by Role & Level (w/ special consideration given to Solo & Elites).  I can say that I definately haven't cracked any "code" but there seems to be a pattern in there somewhere.  If you take the monsters level /2 + Stat bonus, it does not add up to its Defense-- it is usually too low.  In some cases, I found for instance level 3 soldiers w/ all 12s for base defenses-- but then there was an exception, one with all 13s and a 14.  I found level 7 creatues with bases of 10 for everything except an apparent 15 base for AC (seems that AC comes out of the same defensive guideline/pool as all the other defenses & can take from them).  Now, this is not a RULE-- but in general, a generic guide might look like this for, lets say, soldiers (who tend towards high defenses): Level 1  Base Defenses = 11Level 3 = 12Level 6 = 13Level 9 = 14Level 12 = 15 (unless there is some "kicker" for being paragon)Level 15 = 16Level 18 = 17Level 21 = 18Now obviously, not all soldiers have across the board bases all the same, and some individuals are above or below this example... but they are close to it.  A +1 here, and a -1 one can definitely change it up a bit.  So lets say we have a Level 10 Soldier w/ 16 in all stats.  He'd have an average defense of 22 for everything.   A level 6 Soldier has 17s on average with the same stats.  So let's take that level 6 soldier, and give him +1 Fort, +1 Ref, -2 Will, and +7 for armor and shield and we get: AC 24, Fort 18, Ref 18, Will 15 -- so it looks like there is no definate pattern... but there could be one... we just haven't figured it out (or at least the base line of it yet).    I haven't really been able to "decode" brutes yet, but their base / level is decidedly lower or they put most of it into AC (assuming it uses the same "pool").  A chart for them might look like this: Level 1   Base 10Level 5   Base 11Level 8  Base 12Level 11 Base 13Level 15 Base 14Level 18 Base 15So a level 10 Brute w/ 16 in all stats has ave. def of 20.  The Level 6 brute has ave. Def of 17 with all 16 stats.  Of course, stats are likely to be higher than that (esp STR or CON)</blockquote>

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