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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Creamsteak" data-source="post: 251971" data-attributes="member: 552">Well, one solution to magic items being part of CR that has worked for me is a bit ad-hocked. When there is an encounter that I should know the stats about, but I don't actually have notes or a book handy... I pretend I do.I start the encounter normally, and I decide about how often and for how much I should hit the party, trying to aim for something they would be fighting at this point. I basically roll dice so it seems like I am actually playing normally, but really I am just doing it for affect.I hack at the players for a little while till they damage me enough (preferably ending on a critical hit or a spell) and then I describe the creature's defeat. I figure out experience based on the amount of the players resources I used up. So instead of having Set CR's you could gauge experience (secretly) on how much of the players resources were drained. Magic Items would normally be included in resources, so if players have a lack of magic (like 50% of what they "should" have according to the DMG), then you give them that 50% higher CR... basically about two CRs higher.What do you think of basing a system on that?</blockquote>