The Finished Book

@Alphastream @slyflourish Reading through the "Understanding the Action Economy" section in Tome of Foes got me back thinking about damage probability distributions. So, I threw this together to illustrate how a monster with one attack compares to one with two attacks across three rounds of combat. Both deal the same average DPR but the monster with two attacks is much more consistent.

#CentralLimitTheorem

Jul 10, 2023 at 6:36pmWeb
Show threadAlphastreamJul 10, 2023
@thefinishedbook @slyflourish Agreed! That consistency is key. And even better for legendary actions, to provide more chances at dealing out that damage.
Show threadThe Finished BookJul 10, 2023
@Alphastream @slyflourish Legendary actions make things really interesting. In addition to more consistent results from multiple actions, they also get to take "fractional" turns. While a normal monster might lose out on a full turn if they die early, a legendary monster may still get to take some or all of their legendary actions, further improving their consistency.
Show threadSlyFlourish.comJul 11, 2023
@thefinishedbook that’s awesome!