Make PvE status effects (knockback, sleep, charm etc...) stat checks
Botagar
Member, Alpha One, Adventurer
A big bad boss swings a massive tree at you:
* At under 30 strength, you get knocked back and knocked down.
* At 31 - 45 strength, you get knocked back but you resist the knock down.
* At 46+ strength, you resist the knock back and knock down.
An evil wizard boss attempts to sleep everyone in an AoE:
* Under 15 int/wis/perception, you sleep for max duration.
* 16 - 25 int/wis/perception, you sleep for half the duration.
* 26+ int, you resist sleep.
A succubus charms all the male members in the party:
* Under 30 willpower, you are charmed.
* 31-50 willpower, you resist charm.
* 51+ willpower, succubus is now weak to you for the rest of the fight
* At under 30 strength, you get knocked back and knocked down.
* At 31 - 45 strength, you get knocked back but you resist the knock down.
* At 46+ strength, you resist the knock back and knock down.
An evil wizard boss attempts to sleep everyone in an AoE:
* Under 15 int/wis/perception, you sleep for max duration.
* 16 - 25 int/wis/perception, you sleep for half the duration.
* 26+ int, you resist sleep.
A succubus charms all the male members in the party:
* Under 30 willpower, you are charmed.
* 31-50 willpower, you resist charm.
* 51+ willpower, succubus is now weak to you for the rest of the fight
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Comments
If they use the L2 example (which they often do), that would imply that players from level 21 to 39 can fight this boss but a level 40+ player would do no damage to the boss, thus would not participate.
This does not invalidate your suggestion, just requires an adjustment to the numbers in your example.
Just examples.