[GM]Monster Attack/Defense Notation

[lexington]

Originally Posted by Lupo

I am all in favor of combat balance; I am highly skeptical of "magic formulas" intended to automate the process of balancing encounters.
I think combat balance is too difficult to evaluate and to unpredictable, to allow for such formulas to be reliable.

Except that in an RPG combat is actually defined by a set probabilities and numbers that are known before the fight begins. No formula will balance 100% but asking for such a thing (or disparaging anything less) is a fallacy, since the tool is still very useful.