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CR quandry
« on: September 13, 2012, 06:20:42 PM »
 I got into a discussion with a player today over the CR of a Kobold with NPC levels. He believes that the CR would be class level -3, is he right?

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Re: CR quandry
« Reply #1 on: September 13, 2012, 06:52:38 PM »
More or less... The CR is character level (not class level) -3. Check here under "Challenge Rating"

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Re: CR quandry
« Reply #2 on: September 13, 2012, 07:15:44 PM »
Indeed your player is correct.....
 For example a kobold Warrior 4 is Cr 1......

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Re: CR quandry
« Reply #3 on: September 13, 2012, 08:54:01 PM »
 I didn't word the question right~

Under advancing monsters, the CR of NPC levels only count as half. Does the Kobold rule trump this? What is the CR of a Kobold Adept 16?

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Re: CR quandry
« Reply #4 on: September 13, 2012, 09:00:54 PM »
NPC class levels only count as half up to a number of levels equal to the creature's racial HD. 

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Re: CR quandry
« Reply #5 on: September 13, 2012, 09:05:15 PM »
NPC class levels only count as half up to a number of levels equal to the creature's racial HD.
I read over the entry again, thanks for the help.

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Re: CR quandry
« Reply #6 on: September 13, 2012, 09:11:44 PM »
A similar example:
http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/ex/20041001b&page=3

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Challenge Rating: Tasloi with levels in NPC classes have a CR equal to their character levels -2.

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Re: CR quandry
« Reply #7 on: September 14, 2012, 01:12:14 AM »
I didn't word the question right~

Under advancing monsters, the CR of NPC levels only count as half. Does the Kobold rule trump this? What is the CR of a Kobold Adept 16?
The Kobold has a special entry in its description.....

Challenge Rating
 
Kobolds with levels in NPC classes have a CR equal to their character level -3


So a kobold adept is cr 13.........