WhosAChaoticGoodBoy
Explorer
Hi folks. New DM here.
The DMG has some info on how to configure an encounter by difficulty depending on the party size and party level, but I'm wondering what your experiences are following these parameters.
Advice on what made for better/worse CR calculation is also welcome.
Tangential info:
I. If relevant, I have the assumption that the more creatures the CR is distributed upon, the harder the encounter is based on how action economy works (i.e, an encounter with four CR 1/2 creatures is harder then an encounter with one CR 2 creature)
II. My group tends to multiclass/minmax/optimize, which I think throws a wrench in the assumptions the DMG makes with CR calculation -- can anybody share their experience with how multiclassing/optimizing impacts CR calculation?
The DMG has some info on how to configure an encounter by difficulty depending on the party size and party level, but I'm wondering what your experiences are following these parameters.
Advice on what made for better/worse CR calculation is also welcome.
Tangential info:
I. If relevant, I have the assumption that the more creatures the CR is distributed upon, the harder the encounter is based on how action economy works (i.e, an encounter with four CR 1/2 creatures is harder then an encounter with one CR 2 creature)
II. My group tends to multiclass/minmax/optimize, which I think throws a wrench in the assumptions the DMG makes with CR calculation -- can anybody share their experience with how multiclassing/optimizing impacts CR calculation?