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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Upper_Krust" data-source="post: 681574" data-attributes="member: 326">Hi Anubis mate! <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />Glad to hear it! <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />As poilbrun also mentioned, ability scores have more of an impact on the outcome (EL) at low level than at any other time. No harm done mate. Have a look at the sidebars in the pdf.Yes (this includes the permanent inherant and divine bonuses of course).  But you did support the fact that ability scores are relevant to Challenge Rating and since CR is inextricably linked to EL which in turn is linked to EXP we can deduce that ability scores will affect EXP (from both PC AND Monster perspectives).I advocate that EXP is assigned on the encounter difficulty because it makes things much easier to officiate.I'm happy the way things are now. The bottom line is that my Encounter Levels are correct and the official rules are incorrect. If anyone should change terminology it should be them! <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f61b.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":p" title="Stick out tongue    :p"  data-smilie="7"data-shortname=":p" />  If you wish to change that rule by all means do. However in certain circumstances it actually bestows more EXP since you total fractions which allows for creatures below EL -8 to increase the amount. Not that I advocate such.Be careful of counting chickens... <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />  Yes I do.Not at all; the problem here is that you are factoring ability scores into ECL and then counting ability scores again for the PC.However, I purposefully stated on several occasions in the pdf that Templates and the like don't include ability scores and that you should be careful of factoring an ability twice. I seem to recall this caveat is in semibold type on page 1 of the pdf and again mentioned in the appropriate sidebars when templates and so forth are mentioned.I don't need to; you jumped to a flawed assumption (as with the previous post). I have stated on many occasions that you don't calculate an ability twice.<img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f615.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":confused:" title="Confused    :confused:"  data-smilie="5"data-shortname=":confused:" /></blockquote>

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