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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Wulfgar76" data-source="post: 6256445" data-attributes="member: 61867">Mistwell's link I'm sure gives a good description, here's my take:Bounded accuracy is a design directive of D&D Next that purposely curbs the attack progression of characters and NPCs. There is a slight progression called 'Proficiency Bonus' that is level-based, but it's greatly slowed down from previous editions of D&D (something like +1/5 levels). No class progresses at a faster rate than others, though some classes , including the fighter, get bonuses to attacks to give them a slight edge over other classes. Part of Bounded Accuracy is a hard cap on ability scores, preventing anything larger than a +5 bonus from abilities. So the attack bonus of any character or NPC looks like this:Proficiency Bonus + Ability Modifier + Magic BonusSo what does all this mean? Bounded Accuracy has the following benefits:- Static ACs, attack bonuses dont 'outpace' the ACs of your monsters and NPCs.- Monsters stay relevant longer. Goblins can hit even high level PCs, and High Level PCs can miss a goblin.- Magic items represent real advantage, rather than simply being the next step in keeping pace with the defenses, even a +1 weapon is a true treasure that gives you a real advantage against your enemies (whose ACs don't improve)- There are no huge attack bonus disparities between classes. The fighter hitting, and the Wizard missing, are not foregone conclusions.- Combat realism. A blinded, bound, prone Fighter is not going to hit an Iron Golem due to his ridiculous to-hit number.- Magic economy realism. There is no need for a belief-straining 'christmas tree' of defensive magic items to keep pace with high attack bonuses.- The math stays easy. No more adding 1d20+27 to hit a 39 AC. Perhaps +4 to +12 represents the range of numbers.I'm sure there are more benefits to Bounded Accuracy others may add. But that's the essence of it.</blockquote>

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