Mike Shea

I didn't yet figure out whether or not the spirit Naga is going to be seriously difficult for the characters or whether they're going to be okay with it. Sure. Not, it was going to be fine, but they didn't even fight it. They ended up talking to it. So, and that helps because I don't have to worry about any of that.

I didn't yet figure out whether or not the spirit Naga is going to be seriously difficult for the characters or whether they're going to be okay with it. Sure. Not, it was going to be fine, but they didn't even fight it. They ended up talking to it. So, and that helps because I don't have to worry about any of that.

I didn't yet figure out whether or not the spirit Naga is going to be seriously difficult for the characters or whether they're going to be okay with it. Sure. Not, it was going to be fine, but they didn't even fight it. They ended up talking to it. So, and that helps because I don't have to worry about any of that.

So you start first by determining like if there's a group of people that are robbing a tomb, a group of mercenaries that are guarding a tomb, what are those mercenaries like? And you say, well, it's probably mostly kind of like bandits, right? So you probably say like there's six bandits and maybe they have a couple of veterans who are kind of their bosses, right?

So you start first by determining like if there's a group of people that are robbing a tomb, a group of mercenaries that are guarding a tomb, what are those mercenaries like? And you say, well, it's probably mostly kind of like bandits, right? So you probably say like there's six bandits and maybe they have a couple of veterans who are kind of their bosses, right?

So you start first by determining like if there's a group of people that are robbing a tomb, a group of mercenaries that are guarding a tomb, what are those mercenaries like? And you say, well, it's probably mostly kind of like bandits, right? So you probably say like there's six bandits and maybe they have a couple of veterans who are kind of their bosses, right?

So I have bandits and veterans, like two veterans and six bandits. And then you say to yourself, OK, well, now that I know that it's these eight monsters and it's two veterans and six bandits, is that going to be really hard for the characters or is that going to be OK? Right. And you might say, even if it's hard, I'm still going to do it. Right. Even if it's hard, I'm still going to do it.

So I have bandits and veterans, like two veterans and six bandits. And then you say to yourself, OK, well, now that I know that it's these eight monsters and it's two veterans and six bandits, is that going to be really hard for the characters or is that going to be OK? Right. And you might say, even if it's hard, I'm still going to do it. Right. Even if it's hard, I'm still going to do it.

So I have bandits and veterans, like two veterans and six bandits. And then you say to yourself, OK, well, now that I know that it's these eight monsters and it's two veterans and six bandits, is that going to be really hard for the characters or is that going to be OK? Right. And you might say, even if it's hard, I'm still going to do it. Right. Even if it's hard, I'm still going to do it.

But you want to have that benchmark in mind. And in this case, like the bandits are CR4 or CR1 quarters, I think. So you add a bunch of bandits. Are they CR1 8? I think bandits might be CR1 8. Let's take a look. Bandits are CR 1.8. So that means I can have six bandits and it's not even one challenge rating. We round that up to one. So all the six bandits are challenge rating one.

But you want to have that benchmark in mind. And in this case, like the bandits are CR4 or CR1 quarters, I think. So you add a bunch of bandits. Are they CR1 8? I think bandits might be CR1 8. Let's take a look. Bandits are CR 1.8. So that means I can have six bandits and it's not even one challenge rating. We round that up to one. So all the six bandits are challenge rating one.

But you want to have that benchmark in mind. And in this case, like the bandits are CR4 or CR1 quarters, I think. So you add a bunch of bandits. Are they CR1 8? I think bandits might be CR1 8. Let's take a look. Bandits are CR 1.8. So that means I can have six bandits and it's not even one challenge rating. We round that up to one. So all the six bandits are challenge rating one.

The veterans we saw are CR 3. So if I have two veterans, that's six CRs for the veterans and then we'll add one CR for the bandits. So that's seven total challenge ratings. Is that going to be hard for my characters? I don't know. Right. So I need to figure out that that amount. Now, I could have done it through the budget stuff, through the experience points they get and all that.

The veterans we saw are CR 3. So if I have two veterans, that's six CRs for the veterans and then we'll add one CR for the bandits. So that's seven total challenge ratings. Is that going to be hard for my characters? I don't know. Right. So I need to figure out that that amount. Now, I could have done it through the budget stuff, through the experience points they get and all that.

The veterans we saw are CR 3. So if I have two veterans, that's six CRs for the veterans and then we'll add one CR for the bandits. So that's seven total challenge ratings. Is that going to be hard for my characters? I don't know. Right. So I need to figure out that that amount. Now, I could have done it through the budget stuff, through the experience points they get and all that.

Or I could just measure the challenge rating. So what the encounter lazy encounter benchmark lets me do is it tells me, hey, if I add up all of the total challenge ratings of the monsters. that are gonna be in this battle, is that in the red? Is that gonna be dangerous? Could that be a real threat to the characters? Or is it gonna be okay? Or is it gonna be really easy?

Or I could just measure the challenge rating. So what the encounter lazy encounter benchmark lets me do is it tells me, hey, if I add up all of the total challenge ratings of the monsters. that are gonna be in this battle, is that in the red? Is that gonna be dangerous? Could that be a real threat to the characters? Or is it gonna be okay? Or is it gonna be really easy?

Or I could just measure the challenge rating. So what the encounter lazy encounter benchmark lets me do is it tells me, hey, if I add up all of the total challenge ratings of the monsters. that are gonna be in this battle, is that in the red? Is that gonna be dangerous? Could that be a real threat to the characters? Or is it gonna be okay? Or is it gonna be really easy?

And I don't really have to change it based on that. It's just giving me information. It's just letting me know. So how do you calculate the lazy encounter benchmark? I have a single sentence that you can memorize that will help you understand that threat. And the sentence is, an encounter may be deadly

And I don't really have to change it based on that. It's just giving me information. It's just letting me know. So how do you calculate the lazy encounter benchmark? I have a single sentence that you can memorize that will help you understand that threat. And the sentence is, an encounter may be deadly