For those interested, I'm putting together a script that I can use while hunting to gather some statistical data. I'm hung up in creating the kitchen sink right now, but here's a sample of what I think it's going to output.

BTW, couple of lessons learned (unless they're already common knowledge):

1) It appears that cerebralites' padding (translucent shell absorbs) does not affect impact criticals - so use 903 / 510.
2) Cerebralites are the hardest to get a read on, because crits to the legs (definitely, what floating eyeball has legs?!) and possibly chest / abdomen / back (or torso?!) cause damage but do not cause any other status changes.
3) We know crit rank truncates. And we might know (but now I certainly do know) that damage rounds.
4) One result below isn't 'solvable' as far as I can tell (should be impact, but dern. . . ) and two results are just wrong (shouldn't be able to go from rank 9 crit to rank 3 crit, but that's what the data shows).

Anyway, this is what I think the output's going to look like:

Spell	Creature	AvD	AG	ER	Base DF	Lore DF +	Total DF	Crit Earn	Crit Obs	Crit Adjust	Crit Loc	Crit Fatal	Crit Dam	Raw Dam	Raw Calc	Tot Obs	Check
903	Cerebralite	23	3	277	0.283	0.05	0.333	8	4	4	Leg?	N	17	59	58.941	76	75.941
904	Cerebralite	29	3	322	0.314	0.0525	0.3665	9			???	N	19	81	81.363	100	100.363
906	Cerebralite	27	3	280	0.345	0.05	0.395	9	7	2	Chest?	N	50	71	71.1	121	121.1
910	Cerebralite	39	3	376	0.433	0.05	0.483	9	8	1	Chest?	N	60	133	133.308	193	193.308
510	Cerebralite	34	3	212	0.46	0.055	0.515	8	4	4	Head	N	20	58	57.68	78	77.68
510	Cerebralite	34	3	297	0.46	0.055	0.515	9	9	0	Arm	N	40	101	101.455	141	141.455
510	Cerebralite	34	3	394	0.46	0.055	0.515	9	5	4	Eye	N	15	151	151.41	166	166.41
510	Cerebralite	34	3	297	0.46	0.055	0.515	9	3	6	Leg?	N	15	102	101.455	117	116.455
510	Cerebralite	34	3	257	0.46	0.055	0.515	9	6	3	Leg?	N	25	81	80.855	106	105.855
510	Cerebralite	34	3	296	0.46	0.055	0.515	9	3	6	Leg?	N	15	101	100.94	116	115.94
510	Cerebralite	34	3	358	0.46	0.055	0.515	9	7	2	Head	Y	35	133	132.87	168	167.87
510	Cerebralite	34	3	257	0.46	0.055	0.515	9	6	3	Chest?	N	35	81	80.855	116	115.855
510	Cerebralite	34	3	244	0.46	0.055	0.515	9	8	1	Arm	N	35	74	74.16	109	109.16
510	Cerebralite	34	3	266	0.46	0.055	0.515	9	8	1	Chest?	N	60	85	85.49	145	145.49
510	Cerebralite	34	3	255	0.46	0.055	0.515	9	8	1	Chest?	N	60	80	79.825	140	139.825
510	Cerebralite	34	3	290	0.46	0.055	0.515	9	8	1	Arm	N	35	98	97.85	133	132.85
510	Cerebralite	34	3	315	0.46	0.055	0.515	9	8	1	Leg?	N	40	111	110.725	151	150.725
510	Cerebralite	34	3	318	0.46	0.055	0.515	9	6	3	Leg?	N	25	112	112.27	137	137.27
906	Master	55	1	129	0.667	0.05	0.717	4	2	2	Arm	N	7	21	20.793	28	27.793
906	Master	55	1	236	0.667	0.05	0.717	9	7	2	Leg	N	30	98	97.512	128	127.512
906	Master	55	1	144	0.667	0.05	0.717	6	3	3	Back	N	15	32	31.548	47	46.548
906	Master	55	1	163	0.667	0.05	0.717	9	9	0	Hand	N	30	45	45.171	75	75.171
906	Master	55	1	186	0.667	0.05	0.717	9	8	1	Back	Y	60	62	61.662	122	121.662
906	Master	55	1	152	0.667	0.05	0.717	7	4	3	Chest	N	20	37	37.284	57	57.284
906	Master	55	1	148	0.667	0.05	0.717	6	3	3	Hand	N	5	34	34.416	39	39.416
906	Master	55	1	171	0.667	0.05	0.717	9	9	0	Chest	Y	70	51	50.907	121	120.907
906	Master	55	1	174	0.667	0.05	0.717	9	8	1	Back	Y	60	53	53.058	113	113.058
906	Master	55	1	271	0.667	0.05	0.717	9	8	1	Leg	N	40	123	122.607	163	162.607
510	Master	40	1	196	0.71	0.055	0.765	9	5	4	Hand	N	8	73	73.44	81	81.44
906	Siphon	27	3	246	0.345	0.05	0.395	9	4	5	Head	N	20	58	57.67	78	77.67
903	Siphon	23	3	317	0.283	0.05	0.333	9	8	1	Arm	N	35	72	72.261	107	107.261
904	Siphon	29	3	335	0.314	0.0525	0.3665	9	6	3	Head	Y	30	74	86.1275	104	116.1275
901	Siphon	24	3	223	0.111	0.05	0.161	4	2	2	Leg	N	10	20	19.803	30	29.803
903	Siphon	23	3	294	0.283	0.05	0.333	9	5	4	Arm	N	15	65	64.602	80	79.602
510	Siphon	34	3	329	0.46	0.055	0.515	9	8	1	Chest	Y	60	118	117.935	178	177.935
510	Siphon	34	3	223	0.46	0.055	0.515	9	9	0	Abdomen	Y	70	63	63.345	133	133.345
910	Lich	50	1	185	0.75	0.05	0.8	9	5	4	Chest	N	25	68	68	93	93
510	Lich	40	1	157	0.71	0.055	0.765	8	8	0	Neck	Y	30	44	43.605	74	73.605
910	Lich	50	1	207	0.75	0.05	0.8	9	5	4	Chest	N	25	86	85.6	111	110.6
510	Lich	40	1	163	0.71	0.055	0.765	9	7	2	Head	Y	35	48	48.195	83	83.195

Going through some validations, then I might stroll out to Nelemar and Sanctum. I chose this format because I believe it has everything (?!?) necessary to independently validate the results.

Small sample size, yes.

Doug

>>but is that awesome

Yes, yes he is. I wish I had a tenth of what he carries around in his pinkie. . . I'd be pretty damn good then.

I think my DF bonuses are calculated right - sharing my work below just in case, though. . . My lores are 50 / 60 / 50 / 50 (Air / Earth / Fire / Water).

My +DF for 910 should be EL:A 50 + EL:W 50 = 100 / 2 * .001 or 0.05 .

My +DF for 510 should be EL:E 60 = 50 * .001 plus 10 / 2 * .001 or .055 .

My +DF for 904 should be EL:E 60 + EL:W 50 = 100 / 2 * .001 plus 10 / 4 * .001 or .0525 .

I didn't know that DF truncated to three decimals, though. I'll look that over.

And yeah, forgot necks! Great point! That makes a much more greater ton of sense. Didn't even look. :(

Handling non-standard events is going to take a while to get leveled out, I reckon.

Thanks for the messenger run, Whirlin!

Doug