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Does changing a creatures type require changing its CR?
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<blockquote data-quote="Three_Haligonians" data-source="post: 2881620" data-attributes="member: 19546"><p>Hey folks!</p><p></p><p> Out there, somewhere, are people who think War Trolls should be giants. Or that Ropers should be abberations. I am one of those people, but that is neither here nor there, the point is that these are just two examples of such a train of thought - there are probably many more.</p><p></p><p>Say such a person decided to "fix that problem" and recalculated the creature according to the type they felt it should be - no adding or subtracting, no tweaking, just a change in type and all that goes with it (BAB, saves, skill points etc.), my question is: at what point do these changes affect the CR of the creature? Does changing from one type to another make a difference all the time? only in specific instances? or never at all?</p><p></p><p>Assume we are talking about a change to "fix" the creature, as in make its type better reflect the nature of the creature as opposed to flat out min/maxing: "By changing my kobolds into a plant creature I can keep the rogue from sneak attacking them and the wizard from <em>dominating</em> them!"</p><p></p><p>Thanks for your insight,</p><p></p><p>J from Three Haligonians</p><p></p><p>Edit: Hmm, this may have been a House Rule kinda thread... it is too early in the morning for me now to see the fine line.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Three_Haligonians, post: 2881620, member: 19546"] Hey folks! Out there, somewhere, are people who think War Trolls should be giants. Or that Ropers should be abberations. I am one of those people, but that is neither here nor there, the point is that these are just two examples of such a train of thought - there are probably many more. Say such a person decided to "fix that problem" and recalculated the creature according to the type they felt it should be - no adding or subtracting, no tweaking, just a change in type and all that goes with it (BAB, saves, skill points etc.), my question is: at what point do these changes affect the CR of the creature? Does changing from one type to another make a difference all the time? only in specific instances? or never at all? Assume we are talking about a change to "fix" the creature, as in make its type better reflect the nature of the creature as opposed to flat out min/maxing: "By changing my kobolds into a plant creature I can keep the rogue from sneak attacking them and the wizard from [i]dominating[/i] them!" Thanks for your insight, J from Three Haligonians Edit: Hmm, this may have been a House Rule kinda thread... it is too early in the morning for me now to see the fine line. [/QUOTE]
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