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<blockquote data-quote="Cheiromancer" data-source="post: 1507966" data-attributes="member: 141">[edit]Upper Krust's fantastic PDF, from which so much of this thread is drawn, is found<a href="http://www.enworld.org/forums/showthread.php?t=66470" target="_blank">here.</a>&nbsp; That being said, I encourage folks to go down to post 9 of this thread to see a simpler (and imho better) variant which does away with EL calculations altogether.[/edit]This is a variant of the rules given on pages 213-214 of WotC's Unearthed Arcana.&nbsp; I've incorporated material from Appendix II of Upper Krust's Immortal's Handbook.As described in that appendix, a monster's challenge rating (CR) is converted to an Encounter Level (EL) according to the following chart:[CODE][COLOR=Red]CR&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; EL&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; CR&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; EL&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; CR&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; EL[/COLOR]1&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 1&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 4&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 9&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 32&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 212&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 5&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 5&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 10&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 40&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 223&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 7&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 6&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 11&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 48&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 23&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 7&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 12&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 56&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 24&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 8&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 13&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 64&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 25&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 10&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 14&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 80&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 26&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 12&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 15&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 96&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 27&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 14&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 16&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 112&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 28&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 16&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 17&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 128&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 29&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 20&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 18&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 160&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 30&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 24&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 19&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 192&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 31&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 28&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 20&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 224&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 32[/code]A CR 1 creature has an EL of 1, a CR 4 creature has an EL of 9, and so on.&nbsp; Doubling a creature's CR increases the EL by +4 (and halving a creature's CR reduces the EL by -4).&nbsp; Interpolate CRs that are not listed; for example a CR 18 creature is an EL 17, since 18 is between 16 and 20.For an encounter with multiple creatures, total the CR, and add the following modifier:[code]# of opponents&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Encounter Level Modifier1&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; EL +/-02&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; EL -2 3&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; EL -34&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; EL -46&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; EL -58&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; EL -612&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; EL -716&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; EL -824&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; EL -932&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; EL -1048&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; EL -1164&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; EL -1296&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; EL -13128&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; EL -14192&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; EL -15256&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; EL -16384&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; EL -17512&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; EL -18[/code]And so on (each doubling is another -2 EL).All this is described better in Upper_Krust's preview PDF, but I don't have the link handy.&nbsp; Sorry.My method gives a flat XP based on the EL, and has an alternate XP chart.&nbsp; I'll detail that in the next post.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Cheiromancer, post: 1507966, member: 141"] [edit]Upper Krust's fantastic PDF, from which so much of this thread is drawn, is found[URL=http://www.enworld.org/forums/showthread.php?t=66470]here.[/URL] That being said, I encourage folks to go down to post 9 of this thread to see a simpler (and imho better) variant which does away with EL calculations altogether.[/edit] This is a variant of the rules given on pages 213-214 of WotC's Unearthed Arcana. I've incorporated material from Appendix II of Upper Krust's Immortal's Handbook. As described in that appendix, a monster's challenge rating (CR) is converted to an Encounter Level (EL) according to the following chart: [CODE] [COLOR=Red]CR EL CR EL CR EL[/COLOR] 1 1 4 9 32 21 2 5 5 10 40 22 3 7 6 11 48 23 7 12 56 24 8 13 64 25 10 14 80 26 12 15 96 27 14 16 112 28 16 17 128 29 20 18 160 30 24 19 192 31 28 20 224 32 [/code] A CR 1 creature has an EL of 1, a CR 4 creature has an EL of 9, and so on. Doubling a creature's CR increases the EL by +4 (and halving a creature's CR reduces the EL by -4). Interpolate CRs that are not listed; for example a CR 18 creature is an EL 17, since 18 is between 16 and 20. For an encounter with multiple creatures, total the CR, and add the following modifier: [code] # of opponents Encounter Level Modifier 1 EL +/-0 2 EL -2 3 EL -3 4 EL -4 6 EL -5 8 EL -6 12 EL -7 16 EL -8 24 EL -9 32 EL -10 48 EL -11 64 EL -12 96 EL -13 128 EL -14 192 EL -15 256 EL -16 384 EL -17 512 EL -18 [/code] And so on (each doubling is another -2 EL). All this is described better in Upper_Krust's preview PDF, but I don't have the link handy. Sorry. My method gives a flat XP based on the EL, and has an alternate XP chart. I'll detail that in the next post. [/QUOTE]

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