I mean, it’s completely random. There’s no amount of strategizing or stat padding i can do to not get bad dice rolls
I got party members i just picked up who’s stats i have barely touched that can’t hit
the thing about kingmaker to is that you won't know how strong the enemies you're fighting are until you're in the fight with them
there's plenty of stat padding, strategy, etc to use but you have to know *why* your build is strong, what its good at, and what to avoid until you debuff/buff appropriately
not trying to be a dikk but warrior/fighter is what a lot of people pick up thinking shyt is gonna be a breeze and straightforward - not the case at all. if you're not setting up your attack/defense correctly you will never hit anything and everything will hit you like a truck as well
use those custom difficulty settings to take enemy crits out of the equation at the bare minimum too. i'd also recommend a ranged class for a first go too
its all about stacking the deck or undermining there's. it really ain't random after a certain point either