Talk:Enhanced Bard Song/@comment-161.97.227.195-20180126140126/@comment-11141165-20180126170006

Just look at it. If it were one character that got +20 to hit, +20 damage, -20 AC and +25% magic resistance then he would always land a hit on every attack, meaning the +20 damage is fully utilized. Furthermore he could never be hit and there would be a 1 in 4 chance that each spell cast on him would fail.

Compare that with giving 5 characters +4 to hit and damage, -4 AC and +5% magic resistance. It is possible that the circumstance is such that they each need only an adjustment to their THAC0 of 1-4 to always hit the opponents they are currently fighting. Only in that circumstance would the +4 to hit to each one be equivalent to +20 to hit for one. In any other circumstance dividing the +20 bonus out to 5 individuals is less powerful except if they all have high APR.

But these 5 individuals will still be much more likely to take damage and be affected by spells than the one who gets +20 to everything.