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<blockquote data-quote="Blue" data-source="post: 9744780" data-attributes="member: 20564">A notable weakness?&nbsp; Oh my god, it is such a strength that they no long list that option and lead newer DMs (and some vets it seems) astray.It could never do what you said up above, make an appropriate CR NPC.&nbsp; Because CR implies fighting, and PCs and monster-rules-creations deal with fights very differently.&nbsp; If you haven't noticed, PCs don't die as often as foes.&nbsp; They are built quite differently, especially around the ratio of (nova) damage to survivability.But DMs would constantly get mislead down making foes using player-facing rules.&nbsp; And the fights would be short and swingy.WotC never made this mistake.&nbsp; Look at every single one of their adventures.&nbsp; Are there any NPCs build using the player-facing rules?&nbsp; No, not a one.&nbsp; Every single one is built using the monster creation rules.Basically, the rules don't do what you said they did, they never created a CR-equivilent foe, and it's good that this misleading option isn't being presented to lead DMs to making a poor choice.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Blue, post: 9744780, member: 20564"] A notable [I]weakness[/I]? Oh my god, it is such a [B]strength[/B] that they no long list that option and lead newer DMs (and some vets it seems) astray. It could never do what you said up above, make an appropriate CR NPC. Because CR implies fighting, and PCs and monster-rules-creations deal with fights very differently. If you haven't noticed, PCs don't die as often as foes. They are built quite differently, especially around the ratio of (nova) damage to survivability. But DMs would constantly get mislead down making foes using player-facing rules. And the fights would be short and swingy. WotC never made this mistake. Look at every single one of their adventures. Are there any NPCs build using the player-facing rules? No, not a one. Every single one is built using the monster creation rules. Basically, the rules don't do what you said they did, they never created a CR-equivilent foe, and it's good that this misleading option isn't being presented to lead DMs to making a poor choice. [/QUOTE]

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