New Posts For Thread: Formula on Decreasing HP/Increasing Damagehttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29603397/Formula_on_Decreasing_HPIncreasing_DamageDecreasing Monster Hit-points & Increasing Monster Damage ProportionatelyI'm sure plenty of DMs have aimed for this goal: decreasing monster hit-points, and increasing their damage.Decreasing the hit-points so combat goes faster, but increasing theirMy house rule keeps one-hit minions. I just require that they actually get hit: minions ignore autodamage (outside of Magic Missile, by special exception). On the other hand, they die from one HIT, that hit doesn't need to inherently do any damage.http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29603397/Formula_on_Decreasing_HPIncreasing_Damage?post_id=527642983#527642983My house rule keeps one-hit minions. I just require that they actually get hit: minions ignore autodamage (outside of Magic Missile, by special exception). On the other hand, they die from one HIT, that hit doesn't need to inherently do any damage.Mon, 31 Dec 2012 18:49:47 -0600When I go for something like that I make the "two hit minion" module. The result is fairly similar.Basically the creature is a minion in most forms except that their damage is 1-2 higher per tier and their defenses are 1 lower. They only take 2 hithttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29603397/Formula_on_Decreasing_HPIncreasing_Damage?post_id=527642891#527642891When I go for something like that I make the "two hit minion" module. The result is fairly similar.Basically the creature is a minion in most forms except that their damage is 1-2 higher per tier and their defenses are 1 lower. They only take 2 hitMon, 31 Dec 2012 18:45:47 -0600This is a great idea.I've been doing something similar to this for a while. I use (or make up my own) minions, but give them hit-points so they die in approximately two or three hits (at-wills). I feel it gives a fun cinematic feel, since you can thttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29603397/Formula_on_Decreasing_HPIncreasing_Damage?post_id=527641413#527641413This is a great idea.I've been doing something similar to this for a while. I use (or make up my own) minions, but give them hit-points so they die in approximately two or three hits (at-wills). I feel it gives a fun cinematic feel, since you can tMon, 31 Dec 2012 17:10:30 -0600Thanks for linking this - interesting read. From what I can tell, the fundamental error that the author made was to ignore the impact of encounter and daily powers on effective DPR - he seems to have calculated based only on at-will damage. Since ohttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29603397/Formula_on_Decreasing_HPIncreasing_Damage?post_id=527543555#527543555Thanks for linking this - interesting read. From what I can tell, the fundamental error that the author made was to ignore the impact of encounter and daily powers on effective DPR - he seems to have calculated based only on at-will damage. Since oFri, 28 Dec 2012 07:14:50 -0600Thanks for the excellent replies!!!http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29603397/Formula_on_Decreasing_HPIncreasing_Damage?post_id=527534413#527534413Thanks for the excellent replies!!!Thu, 27 Dec 2012 17:37:21 -0600