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<blockquote data-quote="JadeLyon" data-source="post: 332291" data-attributes="member: 3919">I generally agree that the rules don't really do the trick at higher levels.&nbsp; The generalized CR system just doesn't take into account the extreme variations you can get under the general blanket label of &quot;party level X&quot;.I haven't read all the posts, but I'm thinking the idea of a multi-category CR rating would be the best.&nbsp; I'd be happy to know off hand how powerful a creature is vs. various types of party strengths/weaknesses.In the end, the only way I can challenge my higher level PCs is with NPCs.&nbsp; Monsters.... well, they just aren't fun.&nbsp; These guys can play video games if they want to hack-n-slash with monsters all day.&nbsp; So, mostly I don't care about how the monsters stack up.Its when the plot can really benefit from a really cool, really difficult monster that I get frustrated.&nbsp; PCs inevitably end up hacking and slashing it, because I try to make sure to get a creature that won't die in a round.&nbsp; And that IS BORING.-Jakob the Cat</blockquote>

[QUOTE="JadeLyon, post: 332291, member: 3919"] I generally agree that the rules don't really do the trick at higher levels. The generalized CR system just doesn't take into account the extreme variations you can get under the general blanket label of "party level X". I haven't read all the posts, but I'm thinking the idea of a multi-category CR rating would be the best. I'd be happy to know off hand how powerful a creature is vs. various types of party strengths/weaknesses. In the end, the only way I can challenge my higher level PCs is with NPCs. Monsters.... well, they just aren't fun. These guys can play video games if they want to hack-n-slash with monsters all day. So, mostly I don't care about how the monsters stack up. Its when the plot can really benefit from a really cool, really difficult monster that I get frustrated. PCs inevitably end up hacking and slashing it, because I try to make sure to get a creature that won't die in a round. And that IS BORING. -Jakob the Cat [/QUOTE]

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