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<blockquote data-quote="Khaalis" data-source="post: 5795297" data-attributes="member: 2167">I give a &quot;thumbs up&quot; to the idea of creatures being a threat for a longer (if not indefinite) period. I have always hated the &quot;monster ladder&quot; where at 1st level you fight kobolds, at 2nd level goblins, at 3rd level orcs, etc.&nbsp; I have also never understood why PC races can excel and become &quot;heroes&quot; (level up) but every orc/kobold/goblin in the world is always a low-level mook. its a trope that I would love to see go away.I would much rather have the freedom of picking encounter creatures based on the need/flavor of the game than on its &quot;CR/Effective Level&quot;.&nbsp; I like how Fantasy Craft has a system where every creature can be scaled (rather easily) from Level 1 to 20.&nbsp; If you want to have a game centered on a conflict with orcs, they can remain an enemy from beginning to end.&nbsp; I like a system where its possible for a level 1 party to actually have an encounter with say, a dragon.I doubt D&amp;D will go as far as FC did with scalability of monsters, but anything that moves in that direction, and away from the 'monster ladder' is a good thing IMHO.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Khaalis, post: 5795297, member: 2167"] I give a "thumbs up" to the idea of creatures being a threat for a longer (if not indefinite) period. I have always hated the "monster ladder" where at 1st level you fight kobolds, at 2nd level goblins, at 3rd level orcs, etc. I have also never understood why PC races can excel and become "heroes" (level up) but every orc/kobold/goblin in the world is always a low-level mook. its a trope that I would love to see go away. I would much rather have the freedom of picking encounter creatures based on the need/flavor of the game than on its "CR/Effective Level". I like how [I]Fantasy Craft[/I] has a system where every creature can be scaled (rather easily) from Level 1 to 20. If you want to have a game centered on a conflict with orcs, they can remain an enemy from beginning to end. I like a system where its possible for a level 1 party to actually have an encounter with say, a dragon. I doubt D&D will go as far as FC did with scalability of monsters, but anything that moves in that direction, and away from the 'monster ladder' is a good thing IMHO. [/QUOTE]

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