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Message: <blockquote data-quote="KarinsDad" data-source="post: 3476432" data-attributes="member: 2011">Sure.D6+1 = D8 on averageMost creatures have hit dice * (D8 + CON bonus) hit pointsWilder surges add 1 to 6 to manifester levelThe equation becomes:Wilder Level + (1 to 6) * D6+1 vs Hit Dice * D8+CONFor a creature two hit dice higher than the Wilder (i.e the PC party), to do 70% of the creatures hit points in damage, the CON of the creature would be:[code]Wilder 1 Surge +1   damage 9     CON 10Wilder 3 Surge +2   damage 22.5  CON 14Wilder 7 Surge +3   damage 45    CON 15 (14 does more than 70%, 16 does less than 70%)Wilder 11 Surge +4  damage 67.5  CON 16Wilder 15 Surge +5  damage 90    CON 15Wilder 19 Surge +6  damage 112.5 CON 16[/code]This is for non-classed opponents (i.e. many monsters). Sure, some monsters have higher CONs or even D12 hit dice or whatever, but many have lower CONs. Hence, the reason I used the word "often".For classed opponents, the table corresponds to Clerics, Druids, and Monks. It would average less than 70% damage on Fighter types, but more than 70% on arcane types and rogues. But remember, this table is for an opponent two levels higher than the party. For similar or lower level opponents, the percentage increases.For example, here is a table of the CON of a same level D8 hit point classed opponent (assuming the NPC gets full die hit points at first level) that can be knocked unconcious by the Wilder. Not just 70% damaged, but 100% damaged:[code]Wilder 1 Surge +1   damage 9     CON 10Wilder 3 Surge +2   damage 22.5  CON 14Wilder 7 Surge +3   damage 45    CON 12+Wilder 11 Surge +4  damage 67.5  CON 12Wilder 15 Surge +5  damage 90    CON 12-Wilder 19 Surge +6  damage 112.5 CON 12-[/code]So, for a lot of opponents, the Wilder can often do 70% or more. A Wizard with 4+ more CON than in the table here for same levels will be knocked unconscious on average.And this is with no metamagic whatsoever.The OP has legitimate concerns here.</blockquote>

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