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<blockquote data-quote="Guest 6801328" data-source="post: 8185391">I wrote a little bit of code to sim this out.&nbsp; Bearing in mind that the low AC of a darkmantle makes your case look better, what I did was look at how many swings (which means rounds, at levels 1-4) it takes to kill a single darkmantle.&nbsp; I assumed a 1d8 weapon.&nbsp; 10,000 iterations.Str 15 vs. Str 162 swings: 0 (not possible) vs 1% (possible but highly unlikely)3 swings: 10% vs 23%4 swings: 22% vs 32%5 or more swings: 77% vs 44%As you can see*, the 16 Str fighter, all else being equal, is significantly more likely to kill the darkmantle in fewer rounds, just by being a little more likely to hit, and doing a little bit more damage.&nbsp; Maybe you don't think a couple points of damage are a significant difference, but how do you feel about an extra action?&nbsp; Or two?*If you trust my code.&nbsp; Happy to share it.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Guest 6801328, post: 8185391"] I wrote a little bit of code to sim this out. Bearing in mind that the low AC of a darkmantle makes your case look better, what I did was look at how many swings (which means rounds, at levels 1-4) it takes to kill a single darkmantle. I assumed a 1d8 weapon. 10,000 iterations. Str 15 vs. Str 16 2 swings: 0 (not possible) vs 1% (possible but highly unlikely) 3 swings: 10% vs 23% 4 swings: 22% vs 32% 5 or more swings: 77% vs 44% As you can see*, the 16 Str fighter, all else being equal, is [I]significantly[/I] more likely to kill the darkmantle in fewer rounds, just by being a little more likely to hit, and doing a little bit more damage. Maybe you don't think a couple points of damage are a significant difference, but how do you feel about an extra action? Or two? *If you trust my code. Happy to share it. [/QUOTE]

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