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    Bugbear in the Playground
     
    GnomeWizardGuy

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    Aug 2016

    Default Re: Is 20 CHA really that important for a sorcerer?

    Spell save at level 8 with 18 CHA = 15
    Spell save with 20 CHA = 16

    Chance to save with + 0 modifier = 30% for 15 and 25% for 16 (1-14 are failure for the first and 1-15 for the second leaving 6/20 rolls as success for the first and 5/20 for the second).

    Here's where it gets weird because a percentage vs another percentage is a new ratio with a new percentage:

    30 is 20% more than 25. (30/25 = 1.2)

    At level 9 it is now 16 vs 17 for spell DC
    So 20 vs 25 percent chance to save at +0

    25 is 25% more than 20 (25/20).

    Essentially, if you target weak saves the odds of enemies saving is increased by roughly 20-25% when you don't pump charisma.

    It's a 5% difference on a d20 but since we're comparing two percentages it's a 25% difference in sucesses for weak saves.

    Is that worth a feat to you?
    Last edited by TheUser; 2019-12-14 at 12:05 PM.