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<blockquote data-quote="Upper_Krust" data-source="post: 8261182" data-attributes="member: 326">I think the higher the monster CR the greater the potential deviation from the DMG listed average stats for each CR. That's certainly one factor.Also most DMs won't go all out at focus a Solo Monster's fire on a single PC.Focus fire can be deadly, often PC groups don't always work as a team when facing multiple threats, whereas with a solo monster they 'can't not' work as a team.True but you could probably make a case that all CR13+ monsters should have them in some capacity.Why monsters like the Planetar, Balor and Pit Fiend don't have them is a mystery.Legendary Actions (not counted as part of the monsters overall DPR as per page 274 of the DMG) do help redress some of the balance though.If the DMG page 274 says a CR 16 monster should have this average AC, HP and Damage but the listed monster only has 70% the hp and 80% the damage output then its not really living up to its CR. The higher the monsters the more they deviate. Orcus is listed as CR 26 but is probably CR 20-21 for instance.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Upper_Krust, post: 8261182, member: 326"] I think the higher the monster CR the greater the potential deviation from the DMG listed average stats for each CR. That's certainly one factor. Also most DMs won't go all out at focus a Solo Monster's fire on a single PC. Focus fire can be deadly, often PC groups don't always work as a team when facing multiple threats, whereas with a solo monster they 'can't not' work as a team. True but you could probably make a case that all CR13+ monsters should have them in some capacity. Why monsters like the Planetar, Balor and Pit Fiend don't have them is a mystery. Legendary Actions (not counted as part of the monsters overall DPR as per page 274 of the DMG) do help redress some of the balance though. If the DMG page 274 says a CR 16 monster should have this average AC, HP and Damage but the listed monster only has 70% the hp and 80% the damage output then its not really living up to its CR. The higher the monsters the more they deviate. Orcus is listed as CR 26 but is probably CR 20-21 for instance. [/QUOTE]

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