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<blockquote data-quote="kigmatzomat" data-source="post: 909189" data-attributes="member: 9254">To me your normal expenditures don't alter the EL of a truly random encounter.&nbsp; If you are willing to spend your resources on those defenses daily, bully for you.&nbsp; It may save you sometimes but others it will mean diddly.&nbsp; I'm not going to rack an EL up just because the party's burned 10-15% of its spells prematurely.&nbsp; Why would I mod it down?&nbsp; Now the main question I believe is if the PCs make adjustments for a particular creature.&nbsp; Having foreknowledge does, IMO, change the EL.&nbsp; Are these equal&nbsp; encounters?Fighting the dread fanged beast of Kaelbanor (lookit the bones!)orFighting a dire rabbit with rogue &amp; barbarian levels?&nbsp; The second will obviously go smoother.&nbsp;&nbsp; Prepped up with anti-animal and emotion spells the bunny get's skewered in moments without its dreadful rage.&nbsp; How can they be the same EL when the fights go so differently with the same characters?&nbsp; Say hello to my leetle friend, Mr. situational modifier.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="kigmatzomat, post: 909189, member: 9254"] To me your normal expenditures don't alter the EL of a truly random encounter. If you are willing to spend your resources on those defenses daily, bully for you. It may save you sometimes but others it will mean diddly. I'm not going to rack an EL [b][i]up[/i][/b][i][/i] just because the party's burned 10-15% of its spells prematurely. Why would I mod it down? Now the main question I believe is if the PCs make adjustments for a particular creature. Having foreknowledge does, IMO, change the EL. Are these equal encounters? Fighting the dread fanged beast of Kaelbanor (lookit the bones!) or Fighting a dire rabbit with rogue & barbarian levels? The second will obviously go smoother. Prepped up with anti-animal and emotion spells the bunny get's skewered in moments without its dreadful rage. How can they be the same EL when the fights go so differently with the same characters? Say hello to my leetle friend, Mr. situational modifier. [/QUOTE]

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