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So, this is an area I've been struggling to figure out. How do I balance a combat encounter?

I obviously know you can't trust CR, but I'm struggling to figure out how I should plan or balance a combat encounter when that's not an option.

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[-] slyflourish@ttrpg.network 2 points 1 year ago

Take a look at my concept of the Lazy Encounter Benchmark. It’s an easier way of loosely benchmarking if a battle might be inadvertently deadly.

https://slyflourish.com/the_lazy_encounter_benchmark.html

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