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<blockquote data-quote="Anubis" data-source="post: 776058" data-attributes="member: 2358">Not *exactly*, but . . . And this statement is more for those wondering this than for you, because I think you know this already, although it applies all the same . . . Do those ability scores provide the same amount of power as LEVELS?&nbsp; The answer, of course, is no.Ask any player.&nbsp; Would you give up four levels of experience for +40 to your stats, with the condition that you will continue to fight the same monsters you are already fighting?&nbsp; Any and every player (save for the munchkins) will answer no to this question.Basically, the fact is that the ability scores do NOT make a *significant* difference to the challenge level.&nbsp; Yes, the character is tougher, but not LEVELS tougher.&nbsp; To say a character with 18 in every stat is the same challenge as a character four levels higher does not work.&nbsp; The Stone Giant is CR 9 (revised) and so is a character with five levels and 18 in every score (based on the system that does include ability scores . . . or would he be CR 10?).&nbsp; (By the way, these are based on the current available UK PDF.)&nbsp; I am willing to bet all my books and my soul that the Stone Giant is still far more powerful.Any questions?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Anubis, post: 776058, member: 2358"] Not *exactly*, but . . . And this statement is more for those wondering this than for you, because I think you know this already, although it applies all the same . . . Do those ability scores provide the same amount of power as LEVELS? The answer, of course, is no. Ask any player. Would you give up four levels of experience for +40 to your stats, with the condition that you will continue to fight the same monsters you are already fighting? Any and every player (save for the munchkins) will answer no to this question. Basically, the fact is that the ability scores do NOT make a *significant* difference to the challenge level. Yes, the character is tougher, but not LEVELS tougher. To say a character with 18 in every stat is the same challenge as a character four levels higher does not work. The Stone Giant is CR 9 (revised) and so is a character with five levels and 18 in every score (based on the system that does include ability scores . . . or would he be CR 10?). (By the way, these are based on the current available UK PDF.) I am willing to bet all my books and my soul that the Stone Giant is still far more powerful. Any questions? [/QUOTE]

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