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Oh my. I can see the mutual admiration society between Anubis and Seasong has already begun! :rolleyes: Let’s take some of the steam out of that society shall we? ----- Anubis first. First of all, my standard array is taken directly from Mialee. So I can’t take credit for it. Moreover...

The real question (for you Upper_Krust) is... ...at what point do *non-core character races* fall into the ECL 0.5 category for when racial abilities do not count towards CR? Right now, you have a +0.2 CR for darkvision. That will always be a racial ability. When does it count and when does it...

Howdy Seasong. Oh I think we can improve this wizard's chances further still. If you are going to create your own arcane spellcaster, rather than use the iconics, I think we can safely assume that wizards and sorcerers put their second highest roll into Dexterity. If the iconics were smart...

A cloak of resistance at 2nd level? Seems strange to me that magic items would be parceled out so easily, but I did grab an iconic character, so I guess that was my fault. As for Fortitute saves, hobgoblins advance as character class. As I understand it, you shouldn't be adding in their...

I asked you to grab some perspective Anubis, you did, and you still couldn't see the evidence presented directly in front of you ... by (of all people) you! First of all, 3 natural 20s in a row (as was pointed out) is a 1 in 8000 chance. Do the math and you get 0.000125%. Even if I used your...

Hmmm ... rolling three 20's in a row or having two 2nd level hobgoblin fighters fail their Will save on an average Hit Dice roll for the spell sleep. What can take we commonly take into account and what breaks the bell curve of normalcy. Yeah, that's a tough one. :rolleyes: : There is...

Using my above example, let's say that solitary sorcerer does successfully cast sleep on those two 2nd level fighter hobgoblins and then kills them. Let's also say that sorcerer already had 600 XP. He just jumped from level 1 to level 3 without barely lifting a finger. That's ridiculous. And...

Looking directly at the equation, if it does not work at lower levels then a problem still exists and the system breaks down. Solve that problem and I suspect even the ghast and ghoul debate will go away.

Here's another thought. I'm looking at Appendix Table 1–1A and what jumps out right away is the way the EL values jump so drastically. Perhaps the problem can be solved there as well. Was there any rhyme or reason to those values? I'm sure they're are, but I can't find the pattern. It jumps 4...

Hello kreynolds. I believe that barbarian-like damage reduction would fall under the auspices of Hardness (+0.2 CR per point). Upper_Krust will correct me if I'm wrong. Still, it does need to be stated clearly somewhere.

Anubis. You seem to have a flare for misinterpreting every post I make. I know hobgoblins advance as character class. Hence my example with two 2nd level "fighter class" hobgoblins. It's right there in your quote. All you have to do is read it. Thus, two 2nd level "fighter class" hobgoblins...

All right. Check this scenario out. A party of four typical 1st level characters encounter two 2nd level "fighter class" hobgoblins. The characters are each CR 1 and therefore PEL 1. The CR for one of those hobgoblins is 2 and therefore EL 5. Because there are two of them it becomes EL 7...

Match any single class 1st-level character against a 1st-level barbarian0/sorcerer0 and the barbarian0/sorcerer0 will clean up with Hit Points to spare. The current incarnation of the CR system does not take that into account. As for Vermin, you missed the point. What I'm saying is ... why are...

Forgot these questions as well. Will "Blood Drain" be added to your list of Generic Abilities? Does Attach really deserve a CR rating on that list?

Okay, two questions. First, why are you penalizing vermin twice? The CR modifier for vermin is already +0.5/HD. I would think that modifier already takes their Intelligence into account. Vermin are vermin. None of them have an Intelligence rating by virtue of being what they are (which, as I...

So if I understand the Vermin type category properly, a giant bee gets a +0.5 CR bonus for being immune to mind-influencing affects, and –0.5 CR penalty for having no Intelligence score. So the two modifiers effectively cancel each other other out? Aside: I think rounding down CR fractions in...

The title of this thread (Do shields retain their AC bonus when characters are flatfooted?) says it all. What I am looking for is an official rule or errata. Can anybody direct me to a page number, PDF, or rulebook? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

Saving this post in anticipation of that revised Challenge Rating PDF. *Sonofapreacherman watches the adjoining space, pressing refresh every other second.* Edit: Whoever said a watched message board doesn't update?

Another quick question for you Upper_Crust. How would you rate the attach and Blood Drain ability of the Stirge? CR +0.2 each? For the Stirge I have... +0.55 for Hit Dice. +0.6 for fly (average) –0.75 for Tiny size. –0.1 for slower non-flight speed (assuming penalties work in reverse as...

Howdy Upper_Krust. Could you break down a giant bee for me? So far I get: +1.5 for 3 HD. +0.2 for natural armor. +0.8 for fly (good) +0.6 for poison (I think; the poison rules seemed unclear). Using the poison will kill the bee, so that should modify their CR significantly. Right now...