# Level and Lethality; Damage Severity by Level
*Source: Xanathar's Guide to Everything p. 116*
**Damage Severity by Level**
| Character Level | Moderate | Dangerous | Deadly |
|-----------------|----------|-----------|--------|
| 1-4 | 5 (`dice:1d10\|noform\|noparens\|avg` (`1d10`)) | 11 (`dice:2d10\|noform\|noparens\|avg` (`2d10`)) | 22 (`dice:4d10\|noform\|noparens\|avg` (`4d10`)) |
| 5-10 | 11 (`dice:2d10\|noform\|noparens\|avg` (`2d10`)) | 22 (`dice:4d10\|noform\|noparens\|avg` (`4d10`)) | 55 (`dice:10d10\|noform\|noparens\|avg` (`10d10`)) |
| 11-16 | 22 (`dice:4d10\|noform\|noparens\|avg` (`4d10`)) | 55 (`dice:10d10\|noform\|noparens\|avg` (`10d10`)) | 99 (`dice:18d10\|noform\|noparens\|avg` (`18d10`)) |
| 17-20 | 55 (`dice:10d10\|noform\|noparens\|avg` (`10d10`)) | 99 (`dice:18d10\|noform\|noparens\|avg` (`18d10`)) | 132 (`dice:24d10\|noform\|noparens\|avg` (`24d10`)) |
^damage-severity-by-level