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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Kalendraf" data-source="post: 1923874" data-attributes="member: 3433">For the lowbie fighter in the simulation, a feat like Toughness might be worth examining.  Otherwise, if dex is sufficient, maybe try Dodge?  I can see why Power Attack might be more difficult to handle in the simulator and as was pointed out, in 1-on-1 combat, Cleave  would never come into play.Changing gears...I think most of us agree that a Kobold NPC4 looks to be more like a CR2 encounter.  With that in mind, what conclusions can we draw about the Goblin's CR = NPC level-2 rule?  Does that pose a similar problem?  Or is it more balanced?To get the ball rolling, the primary differences would seem to be in the racial stat modifiers.  In the case of the kobold it was -4 STR, +2 DEX, -2 CON.  For the goblin it is  -2 STR, +2 DEX, -2 CHA.  Beyond some skill differences, the only other major difference appears to be the kobold's +1 natural armor.  Thus, the goblin will be slightly stronger and more robust than the kobold, but suffer a slightly worse AC.Lifting and facelifting Jolly Giant's Kobold Warrior here and changing him to a Goblin Warrior 3:Goblin warrior 3:STR 10, DEX 15, CON 11, INT 9, WIS 10, CHA 6Feats: Improved Initiative, Weapon FinessePossessions: MW Shortsword, Heavy Shield, Breastplate, Light CrossbowWith this build, the goblin has:HP: 14Initiative: +6AC: 20 (+1 size, +2 DEX, +2 shield, +5 armor)F/R/W: 3/3/1Short Sword: +7 melee (1D4, 19-20/x2)Crossbow: +6 ranged (1D6, 19-20/x2)To me, that looks much closer to a CR1, at least much closer than the Kobold Warrior 4 turned out to be.  Still, the goblin war3 has a decent AC and relatively high hit points for a CR1 encounter.  Damage output will be slightly higher w/o any strength penalty.</blockquote>

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