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<blockquote data-quote="pming" data-source="post: 6072200" data-attributes="member: 45197">Hiya.&nbsp; I'm of the &quot;just make s#!t up&quot; category of DM. That said, I have no problem with there being rules for more &quot;crunchy&quot; stuff. If there were such things, I'd like to see the 'rules' be less absolute and more 'range-y'. So, I'd rather see &quot;+2d8hp&quot; over &quot;+10hp&quot;.&nbsp; My main reasoning is simple; no rules can predict the *actual* power level and capability of a PC group. You can slap a &quot;CR&quot; on a creature all you want, but if that creature has an ability that nobody in the PC group can defend against, the CR is going to be off. If the PC's all possess resistances or immunities to a creatures main attack or special ability, the CR is going to be off. If the group consists of damage-dealing monstrosities, the creatures CR is going to be off. So...better to not try and base the system around some fictional &quot;power level&quot; when there is no such thing as a definitive power level.&nbsp;^_^Paul L. Ming</blockquote>

[QUOTE="pming, post: 6072200, member: 45197"] Hiya. I'm of the "just make s#!t up" category of DM. That said, I have no problem with there being rules for more "crunchy" stuff. If there were such things, I'd like to see the 'rules' be less absolute and more 'range-y'. So, I'd rather see "+2d8hp" over "+10hp". My main reasoning is simple; no rules can predict the *actual* power level and capability of a PC group. You can slap a "CR" on a creature all you want, but if that creature has an ability that nobody in the PC group can defend against, the CR is going to be off. If the PC's all possess resistances or immunities to a creatures main attack or special ability, the CR is going to be off. If the group consists of damage-dealing monstrosities, the creatures CR is going to be off. So...better to not try and base the system around some fictional "power level" when there is no such thing as a definitive power level. ^_^ Paul L. Ming [/QUOTE]

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