Reply to thread

Message: <blockquote data-quote="ccooke" data-source="post: 6418992" data-attributes="member: 6695890">Basically, the Imp and quasit look weak, but they have a lot of abilities that can cause havoc in a party. There's nothing like them among the CR½ creaturesI'd draw this general rule out:CR1 creatures often have the same basic combat statistics as CR½ creatures, but those that do will have situational abilities that make them tactically a much greater threat. Being situational, those abilities will not help them in every situation, but where they apply the threat level is much greater than a similar CR½ creature could provide. Every CR1 creature I've looked at has one (and not usually more than one) of:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Better survivability than a CR½ creature</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Better pure mathematical offensive ability than a CR½ creature</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> A much higher threat level when used in ambush than a CR½ creature</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> A much higher threat level when paired with similar allies than a CR½ creature</li> </ul></blockquote>