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<blockquote data-quote="eamon" data-source="post: 4395114" data-attributes="member: 51942">Monster damage seems to progress faster than PC damage to - for at wills.&nbsp; weapon focus is nice, but again doesn't come close to compensating.&nbsp; The level 27 sorrowsworn reaper deals 30 damage with it's melee basic attack - a fighter won't manage that, even with weapon focus.&nbsp; However, at 1st level, a stormclaw scorpion does 6.5 damage (with a nice special ability, though), and a kobold dragonshield (level 2) also does 6.5 damage.&nbsp; 6.5 is easily within reach - a strength 20 dragonborn would be dealing 12 damage with a maul, on average, before feats or other abilities, and even with a lesser weapon and str, be better than the monsters.On the whole, damage is hard to compare because powers and effects vary so widely.&nbsp; How do you value mummy rot?&nbsp; How about ongoing damage?&nbsp; Slow?&nbsp; It's hard to say.Anyhow, this is why I look at to-hit, preferrably.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="eamon, post: 4395114, member: 51942"] Monster damage seems to progress faster than PC damage to - for at wills. weapon focus is nice, but again doesn't come close to compensating. The level 27 sorrowsworn reaper deals 30 damage with it's melee basic attack - a fighter won't manage that, even with weapon focus. However, at 1st level, a stormclaw scorpion does 6.5 damage (with a nice special ability, though), and a kobold dragonshield (level 2) also does 6.5 damage. 6.5 is easily within reach - a strength 20 dragonborn would be dealing 12 damage with a maul, on average, before feats or other abilities, and even with a lesser weapon and str, be better than the monsters. On the whole, damage is hard to compare because powers and effects vary so widely. How [i]do[/i] you value mummy rot? How about ongoing damage? Slow? It's hard to say. Anyhow, this is why I look at to-hit, preferrably. [/QUOTE]

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