borg286
2017-12-12, 07:00 PM
I'm getting ready to resurrect my DPR king candidates thread and I'd like to get some discussion on how to handle conditions.
I really love the way that another guy outlined the various weights in this spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1d-9xDdath8kX_v7Rpts9JFIJwIG3X0-dDUtfax14NT0/edit#gid=2091322934
He was able to simply calculate the expected damage assuming the foe provoked an opportunity, and his damage otherwise and do a weighted sum.
Where this spreadsheet falls flat is how to account for wizards and sorcerers that focus on damage. It doesn't account for how a wizard would get great damage fireballing a horde, and would use a different spell vs a BBEG. You almost need to simulate a day to get a reasonable comparison. This is what I was thinking for the king candidates thread. I'd allow 3 ways to calculate DPR, a simplified way, the way it uses in the spreadsheet for martial focused builds, and finally 4 encounters that simulate resistances, good/bad saves, few but large vs. many small monsters...
The main question I have is if I were to use this sample day, how do I handle conditions like frightened, or blinded..?
One way would be to have pre-rolled d20's and have the candidate randomly pick one of 5 sets to use for the whole day (honor system).
Are there any conditions I can easily ignore to simplify the problem space, or are there some conditions that are common enough and significantly impact DPR that I have to address this problem?
I really love the way that another guy outlined the various weights in this spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1d-9xDdath8kX_v7Rpts9JFIJwIG3X0-dDUtfax14NT0/edit#gid=2091322934
He was able to simply calculate the expected damage assuming the foe provoked an opportunity, and his damage otherwise and do a weighted sum.
Where this spreadsheet falls flat is how to account for wizards and sorcerers that focus on damage. It doesn't account for how a wizard would get great damage fireballing a horde, and would use a different spell vs a BBEG. You almost need to simulate a day to get a reasonable comparison. This is what I was thinking for the king candidates thread. I'd allow 3 ways to calculate DPR, a simplified way, the way it uses in the spreadsheet for martial focused builds, and finally 4 encounters that simulate resistances, good/bad saves, few but large vs. many small monsters...
The main question I have is if I were to use this sample day, how do I handle conditions like frightened, or blinded..?
One way would be to have pre-rolled d20's and have the candidate randomly pick one of 5 sets to use for the whole day (honor system).
Are there any conditions I can easily ignore to simplify the problem space, or are there some conditions that are common enough and significantly impact DPR that I have to address this problem?