How do I calculate a CR?
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mistshadow2k4
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How do I calculate a CR?
All I can find on changing a creature's CR is how to calcualte it from the creature as listed in MM. Where do I find the info on how to calculate it from scratch? I just looked through the DMG and SRD and didn't find it -- but they're big enough I could've easily missed it.
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I think you are getting something wrong.
Calculating CR is no science.
It is an ART.
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By saying this, I mean we're talking about something extremely aleatory.
This is one of the many reasons I took away exp points from my games.
Anyway, I think you should read page 296 of Monster Manual 3.5. It has a brief paragraph on calculaing CR.
EDIT: Sorry, I forgot that mine is the Italian edition of the MM... The page number will SURELY be different.
Calculating CR is no science.
It is an ART.
...
By saying this, I mean we're talking about something extremely aleatory.
This is one of the many reasons I took away exp points from my games.
Anyway, I think you should read page 296 of Monster Manual 3.5. It has a brief paragraph on calculaing CR.
EDIT: Sorry, I forgot that mine is the Italian edition of the MM... The page number will SURELY be different.
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And for Ravenloft, the VRGttWD and VRGtSFey have useful guidelines for adjusting CR with added powers / abilities, minus weaknesses.
But indeed for new monsters there's a part of guess in it.
Joël
But indeed for new monsters there's a part of guess in it.
Joël
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