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Message: <blockquote data-quote="abirdcall" data-source="post: 7803067" data-attributes="member: 6748898">I find the difficulty is largely dependent on what the DM does.A lot of people's experience on the internet is far different from mine. Someone once posted that their level 1 PCs wiped out their drow captors at the start of Out of the Abyss.That is an extreme case but it stands that I think many DMs maneuver encounters to make it easier for the PCs.A common remark I see on forums is if PCs die or TPKs happen the DM is at fault. In their games PC death is against the rules. The idea that the weaker monsters in a fight would finish off PCs is outrageous for these people. There are also the people who only have 1 encounter per long rest. I've seen many tables be 6-8 players too which really skews things. Yes, a party of 8 PCs can take down a single high CR monster. That doesn't mean the CR system doesn't work though. And of course there is also the idea that it is rude for a DM to have monsters attack the lower AC party members.It's often hard to have discussions because what are good options in their games will be far different than what is good and bad in a game at my table.</blockquote>