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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Wulf Ratbane" data-source="post: 1236657" data-attributes="member: 94">Questions for UKAbility Damage/Drain Design Parameters1) Why does every monster in the MM seem to break these parameters? (From Wraith to Shadow to lowly Stirge...)My recommendation is: Damage x2 HD, Drain x1 HD (maximum on single attack).POISON1) What does "HALF" mean in this category? Half hit points? Half an ability score?2) Why does 3d6 Con (which would kill the average human) cost more than Death? Death seems under costed to me (especially depending on your answer to #1).3) Poison (Primary) < 1/2 Hit DicePoison (Secondary) < 1/4 Hit Diceeg. A creature with 7 HD should be allowed up to 1d6 (Primary) and2d6 (Secondary) damage.Somehow that math on those design parameters doesn't add up... <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin    :D"  data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" />SUMMONINGThe base cost for summoning is (Summoned Creature CR) x (Spell Level) x Usage x Chance of SuccessAND: Spell Level is always equal to 1/2 Summoned Creature CR.Seems you can just drop that, since we're not really talking about spell level.Thus, cost = (1/2)(Summoned Creature CR)^2(Usage)(% Success).Why don't you use the spell level listed in the ability, after all? (eg, the Pit Fiend's is 8th level-- not 11th).I will have more of these questions throughout the day...Wulf</blockquote>

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