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Message: <blockquote data-quote="jgsugden" data-source="post: 8870519" data-attributes="member: 2629">We're ... not ... building ... something ... physical.  We're storytelling.  You don't physically build a story.  You tell it.  The core of telling a good story, with good characters, that entertains and excites - is going ot be based upon lessons and advice, not on a number generator, data table, or probability scheme.IF the game were that fragile where such things were necessary in order for it to work, I might have similar concerns.  However, I do not because the game works fine without it.  You don't need these type of specific tools.Seriously.  I've thrown a bunch of kobolds at a 7th level party and we've had a blast.  PCs in my campaign at level 3/4 have dealt with beholders, ancient dragons, and powerful fiends.  For the entire period of 5E we've known that the EL/CR system is faaaaaaaaaaaaaaaar from precise ... and yet the edition has been so well received.  The tools that make a real difference are not the ones you seek.  They're the ones I referenced.   They're the ones that help a DM build a good game that is fun, exciting and engaging ... and that has nothing to do with whether the monster should have 72 or 87 hp.</blockquote>