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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Sander" data-source="post: 5059621" data-attributes="member: 85169">This will work, however there are still some math problems to be solved. When you let the attack roll scale with ability scores, the monsters defences need to scale up about the same. You also need to reduce the monster defences by aprox. their level. When you combine this math it gets quite complicated.  Recalcultated monster defense = normal defense -(monster lvl-1)+(monster level/7) If you have to do this for 4 defenses per monster it gets quite annoying.Ac wil have more problems because Light armor scales with ability scores, Heavy armor does not.  I understand why you are trying to do this, but this wil take alot of your time. If i might suggest an easier way to get the same result: Just solve this by giving Adam a bonus to attack/defense equal to their level difference.(brody lvl-adam lvl) If you want to give brody the edge, lower the bonus by 1 or 2.This is a method also described in DMG2 wich allows lower lvl characters to adventure with higher level ones. If you want to use monsters with levels a lot higher or lower, just use the normal attack and defence, only recalculate when you use a monster that is more then 2 levels above or below the party. For example: If your party is level 5, you use the normal monster defense and attack for monsters level 3 to 7. Every thing above gets a penalty and everything below gets a bonus. The math:monster is more then 2 levels above party, add a penalty to attack/defense equal to (monster level-(party level+2)) monster is more then 2 levels below party, add a bonus to attack/defense equal to (party level-(monster level+2)) You can change the offset bonus to you own taste. just replace 2 in the formula with the level difference you think is appropriate. This method cuts the recalculating of defense/attack only to situations where you actually need it. I'm a lazy person, so this would be the way i'd handle it.</blockquote>

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