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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Axiomatic Unicorn" data-source="post: 119823" data-attributes="member: 1974">IMO, the remorhaz is a hard one to classify.It can be deadly to a level 7 party, but can also be a pushover to a higher level party.  It has 2 things really going for it.  You can't really attack it with melee weapons (And certainly not unarmed), and if it does manage to swallow you, you are probably dead.On the other hand, if you are ready with protection from elements or similar magic, you can greatly reduce its advantage.  And a party of greater than 7th level is very likely to be prepared to resist fire just as a general precaution.  Maybe not always, but it is reasonable to expect.Fly and Slow are both L3 spells that will ruin the remorhaz's day.I am not saying that it is a clearly CR 7 monster, but a level 7 party can do 73 points damage to a creature with AC 20 and no energy resistance in a very short time.  And a creature that is land bound and has no attack form other than melee is going to be severly handicapped against a party of level greater then 7.I would have a hard time giving an 8th or 9th level party CR9 experience for beating one.</blockquote>