Our article on the Fundamental Math of Character Optimization remains the most linked article on the entire site, providing a mathematical basis for much of the thinking behind character optimization. The 65% rule is crucial to weighing opportunity costs when building characters, and the more recent addition of a DPR scale has allowed us to make informed assertions about how effective a given build’s damage output is compared to other options.
But attack rolls and damage output leave out much of the nuance of the game. How reliable is a given spell? What saves should we be targeting? When? Why? Do these answers change over time, while the Attack/AC curve remains static? The only way to answer these questions is a detailed look at the overall stats of published monsters.
So we’ve done just that.
DnD 5e SRD Monster Stats Analysis: What the SRD Can Tell Us About Optimization – RPGBOT
