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<blockquote data-quote="MostlyDm" data-source="post: 6725213" data-attributes="member: 6788973"><p>But that is clear hyperbole. Is a purple worm more dangerous than a ghast? Is a 10th level rogue better than a 3rd level rogue?</p><p></p><p>The answers are objective. Of course they are. Therefore level means something. And so does CR. What has you mad is that it's not always so clear cut...</p><p></p><p>If you're very close in level or CR then there is flex... Sometimes a lot of flex. Is a 10th level fighter more powerful than a 9th level rogue? Depends on the situation. Ditto between, say, a rakshasa and a vampire. This doesn't make level or CR meaningless. </p><p></p><p>I won't argue that some specific CRs could potentially use some fine tuning. But much beyond that and I think the truth of the matter is maybe going to be hard to hear: those of you who are craving a highly reliable tiered CR system where CR genuinely serves as an irrefutable "you must be this tall to ride" won't really be satisfied. Bounded Accuracy is your real enemy here. It's the only thing that kept 10th level characters from being able to toast level 20 monsters in 4e. And even then, with enough splat and min/maxing you could get pretty damn close.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MostlyDm, post: 6725213, member: 6788973"] But that is clear hyperbole. Is a purple worm more dangerous than a ghast? Is a 10th level rogue better than a 3rd level rogue? The answers are objective. Of course they are. Therefore level means something. And so does CR. What has you mad is that it's not always so clear cut... If you're very close in level or CR then there is flex... Sometimes a lot of flex. Is a 10th level fighter more powerful than a 9th level rogue? Depends on the situation. Ditto between, say, a rakshasa and a vampire. This doesn't make level or CR meaningless. I won't argue that some specific CRs could potentially use some fine tuning. But much beyond that and I think the truth of the matter is maybe going to be hard to hear: those of you who are craving a highly reliable tiered CR system where CR genuinely serves as an irrefutable "you must be this tall to ride" won't really be satisfied. Bounded Accuracy is your real enemy here. It's the only thing that kept 10th level characters from being able to toast level 20 monsters in 4e. And even then, with enough splat and min/maxing you could get pretty damn close. [/QUOTE]
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