Class and Level Geekery VIII (spoilers ahoy!)

[Math_Mage]

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To put the debate about Xykon's level into perspective, we're currently listing Thog's Strength score as 14+. Now, I doubt that anyone here has the least suspicion that Thog's strength is actually as low as 14: For a power-attacking idiot half-orc barbarian to have a strength that low is just absurd. He's probably more like 22 or 24. But the only lower bound we actually have hard evidence for is 14, so that's what we list.

I'll be honest, I still think we can reliably up it to 17+, with a [disputed] tag if necessary. I can't see any way to cut the Roy+Thog arena fight below 14 rounds, which gives Thog either an absurd CON and even more absurd STR, or the Extend Rage feat and a CON modifier of +3 or better. Since STR is his best ability score, that makes his STR 17+.

(Also he may have Improved Unarmed Strike since Roy's unarmed attacks seem to have provoked an AoO here, but that's even more subjective.)