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<blockquote data-quote="Magus Coeruleus" data-source="post: 4317791" data-attributes="member: 1704">I just wanted to share the following which I posted in another thread.&nbsp; It's tangential to the issue of XP for NPCs but related to other things that have come up here:...The DMG p. 184 table does not look like it gives a good approximation of the MM monsters. I know it's guidelines and everything gets tweaked, but I would hope that the tables would generate something close to the mean. Instead, take as an example Artillery monsters. I looked through every single one. DMG table says Attack vs. AC should be Level + 7. Looking at non-solo, non-elite Artillery, there is ONE that has an attack at level + 7 (goblin sharpshooter). There is ONE that is one point less (i.e. level +6, the dwarf bolter). All other Artillery in the MM are 2+ points below Level + 7 for their Attacks. It's usually 2-3 points below, sometimes less. So why doesn't the table say Level + 5 like it does for Skirmisher, Lurker, and Controller? Mind you, I haven't checked to see if all other monster roles also have attack mods 2+ lower than expected from the table.So what the frack is going on when 1 MM Artillery is Level + 7, one is Level + 6, and the majority are Level plus 4 or 5?&nbsp; Why not reflect the mean or something at least closer to it in that DMG table?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Magus Coeruleus, post: 4317791, member: 1704"] I just wanted to share the following which I posted in another thread. It's tangential to the issue of XP for NPCs but related to other things that have come up here: ...The DMG p. 184 table does not look like it gives a good approximation of the MM monsters. I know it's guidelines and everything gets tweaked, but I would hope that the tables would generate something close to the mean. Instead, take as an example Artillery monsters. I looked through every single one. DMG table says Attack vs. AC should be Level + 7. Looking at non-solo, non-elite Artillery, there is ONE that has an attack at level + 7 (goblin sharpshooter). There is ONE that is one point less (i.e. level +6, the dwarf bolter). All other Artillery in the MM are 2+ points below Level + 7 for their Attacks. It's usually 2-3 points below, sometimes less. So why doesn't the table say Level + 5 like it does for Skirmisher, Lurker, and Controller? Mind you, I haven't checked to see if all other monster roles also have attack mods 2+ lower than expected from the table. So what the frack is going on when 1 MM Artillery is Level + 7, one is Level + 6, and the majority are Level plus 4 or 5? Why not reflect the mean or something at least closer to it in that DMG table? [/QUOTE]

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