[MMIII] Yes. Thank you.

[reveal]

I used the Redcap in my last session. Great little monsters who kick serious butt.

The one thing I LOVE about the book is that almost every monster has a paragraph dedicated to how they fit into Eberron and how they fit into Faerun. Very cool way to quickly figure out how to put it into your campaign if you're running one of the "official" settings.

 

[Mystery Man]

I don't find it that helpful past low levels, because theres too many variables (buff spells, magic items...etc).

I compare the monster BAB and AC to what I see the characters can pull off.

Monster BAB+10 = Average AC it can hit.
Monster AC-10 = is the modifiers that the PC need to be able to hit on average.

Then just compare any special abilities with saves and SR to what the party can on average pull off.

I think it was you who posted this method a few months ago. It works really well. Now I just use CR and the alternative XP method in the Unearthed Arcana to hand out XP.

 

[DragonLancer]

I think it was you who posted this method a few months ago. It works really well. Now I just use CR and the alternative XP method in the Unearthed Arcana to hand out XP.

I can't take all the credit, I got it from someone who posted on ENWorld ages ago.