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<blockquote data-quote="perivas" data-source="post: 633413" data-attributes="member: 2746"><p>I think that one of the most difficult things about running a game like this, in which the confrontation between monster PCs and non-monster PCs is evitable, is the setting of ECLs. Let's face it. Min-maxed characters with high point buys go through the equivalent CR monster like a hot knife through butter. Most systems of calculating ECLs result in ECLs being greater than CRs in most cases except the templates. So you end up with a CR5 creature with 5 levels of wizard be worth around 13 character levels. Is it as good as a 13th level cleric/wizard who can cast 7th level spells? No way. I feel that the ECL system breaks down a lot if you take too many levels of spellcaster for a creature. As long as a player only takes one or two levels of classes or uses only a low ECL creature, they may be equal to an equivalent character (and even then not in all cases). However, if a player goes half-and-half, it is almost assured that they will be weaker. Just my two cents.</p><p></p><p>I hope that you, Timothy, will be able to figure something out in this regard.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="perivas, post: 633413, member: 2746"] I think that one of the most difficult things about running a game like this, in which the confrontation between monster PCs and non-monster PCs is evitable, is the setting of ECLs. Let's face it. Min-maxed characters with high point buys go through the equivalent CR monster like a hot knife through butter. Most systems of calculating ECLs result in ECLs being greater than CRs in most cases except the templates. So you end up with a CR5 creature with 5 levels of wizard be worth around 13 character levels. Is it as good as a 13th level cleric/wizard who can cast 7th level spells? No way. I feel that the ECL system breaks down a lot if you take too many levels of spellcaster for a creature. As long as a player only takes one or two levels of classes or uses only a low ECL creature, they may be equal to an equivalent character (and even then not in all cases). However, if a player goes half-and-half, it is almost assured that they will be weaker. Just my two cents. I hope that you, Timothy, will be able to figure something out in this regard. [/QUOTE]
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