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How would strategic but non-damaging actions affect monster CR?
I'm in the middle of designing a dungeon with heavy fire and ice elemental themes influencing a lot of undead enemies. I'm relying on CR a lot to rough out encounters, as I don't have a super great ...
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Is there a quick and fair way to adjust stats for an upcast Conjured Elemental?
The 5th level spell Conjure Elemental spell states (PHB, p. 225, bold added):
An elemental of challenge rating 5 or lower appropriate to the area you chose appears in an unoccupied space within 10 ...
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Are aberrations of CR 6 and below approximately as powerful as demons of CR 6 and below?
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I'm currently playing a Great Old One (GOO) Pact of the Chain warlock in one homebrew campaign. Originally, I had designed the character to be evil and roleplay-heavy, with skill and spell ...
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How does the summoning ability affect the encounter difficulty?
The Drow Mage (CR 7) has the Action Summon Demon (1/day), which allows him to summon a shadow demon (CR 4). Is the shadow demon already included in the CR of the Drow Mage, or do I have to count the ...
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