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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Goonalan" data-source="post: 5358691" data-attributes="member: 16069">1. I checked the defenses. They are spot on the guideline for artillery.2. I changed his to his bonuses to the guideline +5 vs. AC and +3 vs. other defenses.3. I checked the attack bonus and damage on the three attack options. The expected damage should be around 15 (lvl+8) for at-will attacks and 25-50 % higher on encounter attacks. For the attacks I adjusted all to hit settings to normal and all damage settings to medium and 15 damage. Then i bumped the Rapier melee damage down by 25% to reward players who choose to melee an artillery piece. I also bumped the at-will bola damage down by 25 due to the annoying restrained condition. The attack bonus I increased by 2 as recommended for artillery ranged attacks.For the encounter bola attack I bumped the damage up by 25%. The attack bonus I increased by 2 as recommended for artillery ranged attacks.Okay I've just run through the above but I get a 5d4+5 for the Keep 'em Seperated attack, you said above to set it first to Medium and 15 damage- then when you add the 25% you recommended on it bumps it from 4d4+5 (average 15 damage) to 5d4+5 (average 17 damage).I don't find this a chore (check out my sig) I just inhabit a world in which the only D&D advice I have is here and I'm floundering.I also was unaware (or hadn't worked out- foolishly) that average damage is Level +8.Can you check the above and see where I have gone wrong with the 5d4+5.Also is the average damage different for attacks that target two or more ie Level +5, as per the table in the errata, if it is that would make the 4d4+5 right?Thanks for the help, you also said-So what I don't really get is why it's taking you so long. I have printed the two relevant tables (Damage per level and Monster statistics by role) and use the Monster Builder. With those two I find it both fast and easy to adjust the monsters.What takes so long is probably me not seeing the correlation Level+8 and Level+5- foolish but sometimes the little things escape me.I'll go practice using the other examples you gave.</blockquote>

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