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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Imaro" data-source="post: 3869048" data-attributes="member: 48965">Probably, but I don't think the game will spin out of control and crash if I don't.   CR is an estimate anyway not an exact science.  When I play D&D I'm not too anal about the all mighty balance...but then again that's my style and I understand some people want everything in exact numbers.  I don't think 4e will be doing that either though, with the comments that were made about designing a monster being an art instead of a science.  I get the impression that guesstimation will be an even bigger factor with generic roles that fit every monster and allow for xp calculation.  I'm already wondering what combos of race + role will lead to unforseen combinations of abilities that make a particular monster more or less powerful than it should be.  I also see this happening much more with the monsters in 4e since each one is basically an individual creation instead of in 3.5 where there was a baseline of type to draw from.Lol...touche hong, touche.  All I'm really trying to say is it's not that hard to do.  I think one of the things that are prevalent in the 3.5 mindset is the "I must follow the rules mentality".  I was like that at first, and found the game to be less enjoyable for me than earlier editions.  Once I decided to lay the smack down on the rules and make them mine...I enjoyed 3.5 much more.  Too bad it took me so long to reach this point though since 4.0 is coming and I feel as if I'm just getting to the point where I can truly enjoy 3.5.</blockquote>

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