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<blockquote data-quote="Songwind" data-source="post: 194078" data-attributes="member: 2203">Risk?&nbsp; yes&nbsp; Traps and Creatures only?&nbsp; No.I agree that XP rewards should reflect some sort of risk or challenge overcome.&nbsp; I disagree that traps and combat are the only things that cause that.I tend to fudge CRs a little bit for important encounters and puzzles, the ones where there is risk involved.&nbsp; The &quot;If I mismanage this encounter the entire enterprise is blown&quot; sort, for example.&nbsp; I generally get a feel for the CR based on how high an applicable roll would have to be, and how important it is.&nbsp; So, an encounter with a hostile person that will require a Diplomacy roll of 15, and whose opinion can put a stop to your investigation will be CR 2 or maybe 3 higher than the party's level, whereas an easy encounter that will inconvenience you but not ruin your plans if you do it wrong would be 2 or 3 less.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Songwind, post: 194078, member: 2203"] [b]Risk? yes Traps and Creatures only? No.[/b] I agree that XP rewards should reflect some sort of risk or challenge overcome. I disagree that traps and combat are the only things that cause that. I tend to fudge CRs a little bit for important encounters and puzzles, the ones where there is risk involved. The "If I mismanage this encounter the entire enterprise is blown" sort, for example. I generally get a feel for the CR based on how high an applicable roll would have to be, and how important it is. So, an encounter with a hostile person that will require a Diplomacy roll of 15, and whose opinion can put a stop to your investigation will be CR 2 or maybe 3 higher than the party's level, whereas an easy encounter that will inconvenience you but not ruin your plans if you do it wrong would be 2 or 3 less. [/QUOTE]

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