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<blockquote data-quote="MarauderX" data-source="post: 810501" data-attributes="member: 9990">I think you are making the CR very party-specific.&nbsp; I wouldn't want to do that just because of the time it would take to figure it all out, and if the party can roll over a fire-giant without much trouble, all the better for them.&nbsp; I wouldn't give them any extra XP, and I might decrease it a little if they just ambushed it for no real reason (just random encounter, doesn't fit into plot, etc.).&nbsp; I like to give out XP in lump sums in between sessions or during breaks, and the PCs generally don't know how much XP comes from where.&nbsp; I put all of the XP together and then divide it between the players so that they all feel they are working as a team, with special rewards for the brave/clever PCs being magic items.&nbsp; The CRs in the DMG are rather subjective IMO, and I use them only as a guide to balancing challenges and advancement for the PCs.&nbsp; I wouldn't adjust the CRs at all, just modify the encounter XP as necessary.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="MarauderX, post: 810501, member: 9990"] I think you are making the CR very party-specific. I wouldn't want to do that just because of the time it would take to figure it all out, and if the party can roll over a fire-giant without much trouble, all the better for them. I wouldn't give them any extra XP, and I might decrease it a little if they just ambushed it for no real reason (just random encounter, doesn't fit into plot, etc.). I like to give out XP in lump sums in between sessions or during breaks, and the PCs generally don't know how much XP comes from where. I put all of the XP together and then divide it between the players so that they all feel they are working as a team, with special rewards for the brave/clever PCs being magic items. The CRs in the DMG are rather subjective IMO, and I use them only as a guide to balancing challenges and advancement for the PCs. I wouldn't adjust the CRs at all, just modify the encounter XP as necessary. [/QUOTE]

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