D&D 5E What’s the highest CR critter you’ve actually used in your game?
Lancelot
Adventurer
Ogremoch, at the end of the Princes of the Apocalypse campaign. It ended with a TPK (five 13th level PCs).
Oh, and Iymrith (ancient blue dragon) in Storm King's Thunder... but that one probably doesn't count, as the circumstances of the battle are a bit unusual.
My guys didn't make it to the finish line of any of the other TSR adventure paths, other than Curse of Strahd (which has lower-level opponents).
Oh, and Iymrith (ancient blue dragon) in Storm King's Thunder... but that one probably doesn't count, as the circumstances of the battle are a bit unusual.
My guys didn't make it to the finish line of any of the other TSR adventure paths, other than Curse of Strahd (which has lower-level opponents).
Lancelot
Adventurer
...although, to answer the underlying question, my group has never been higher than 13th level in 5th edition. Not because we don't enjoy high-level play, but because they're always TPK'ed before hitting 14th level. We have a general group rule: if the campaign ends in a TPK, we always start again at 1st level. It's part of the fun for the group - "can we beat our old 13th level record, guys? Let's do it!"
Oofta
Legend
A refluffed tarrasque, so CR 30. It was an extra-large group (8 people) and they were all 20th level, they handled it without a problem even though it had "minions". In my experience it really depends on the group and how many PCs you have.
There were a few moments that were touch-and-go though, but the look on their faces when I pulled out the giant plastic crab and said it was to scale was a lot of fun.
There were a few moments that were touch-and-go though, but the look on their faces when I pulled out the giant plastic crab and said it was to scale was a lot of fun.
rogermexico
Explorer
Bullywugs. I'm really stoked that they're finally second level!
jgsugden
Legend
30 if we include encounters where the PCs should not fight - the PCs met Asmodeus.
In a one shot I put 20th level PCs against a CR 26 Demon Lord of my creation.
In a campaign they have not exceeded 22, but there were a few CR 22 enemies. I tend to prefer groups of enemies at higher levels, so they rarely encounter anything solo and deadly.
In a one shot I put 20th level PCs against a CR 26 Demon Lord of my creation.
In a campaign they have not exceeded 22, but there were a few CR 22 enemies. I tend to prefer groups of enemies at higher levels, so they rarely encounter anything solo and deadly.
The Crimson Binome
Hero
The biggest single monster I've run from a book was The Tarrasque, so CR 30.
Before that, there was a boss that used Contingency to change forms multiple times in succession (upon reaching 0hp, change into a new form). I don't know what the CR would have been if it had been statted out as a single monster, so I just awarded XP for each of the component parts (archmage, lich, ancient black dragon, kraken, kraken).
Before that, there was a boss that used Contingency to change forms multiple times in succession (upon reaching 0hp, change into a new form). I don't know what the CR would have been if it had been statted out as a single monster, so I just awarded XP for each of the component parts (archmage, lich, ancient black dragon, kraken, kraken).
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