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[Mistwell]

What does get interesting is if you apply the "human" species to the bandit stat block. In particular, giving them an origin feat.

• Skilled? Perception and Stealth makes them marginally more dangerous, but has no effect on CR.
• Alert? Additional +2 initiative makes them considerably more dangerous, especially to 1st level parties, since if they go first 8 bandits could easily manage a TPK. However, initiative modifications do not affect CR.
• Magic Initiate? eight bandits, all casting Inflict Wounds on the 1st round, could wipe a 3rd level party of four. It probably boosts them to at least CR1.
• Savage Attacker? Was that a tumbleweed blowing past?

Interesting. Inflict ups their damage average from 5 to 11. I'd say doubling their DPR should be a CR adjustment.

 

[Paul Farquhar]

Interesting. Inflict ups their damage average from 5 to 11. I'd say doubling their DPR should be a CR adjustment.

They can only do it once, but these guys aren’t expected to last more than one round. But I’ve noticed cult fanatics hitting like a brick outhouse with inflict wounds.

Of course, if you gave this feat to a cult fanatic, it wouldn’t change its CR.