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#1
zombiegleemax
Jun 16, 2004 20:47:59 Why do they post encounter levels above the encounters, sorry for the blunt question, but in a pre-set adventure, what does it matter. Like in the Sylvan Key, first you have EL1 with the Kender and then EL3 with the Herald, what's the reasons?
#2
calabozo
Jun 16, 2004 21:00:27 To make the job easier for you, you know how difficult the encounter is gonna be and how much expirience to give.
#3
zombiegleemax
Jun 16, 2004 21:38:17 but isn't experience figure out by the CR, how do you take the EL from that chart and put it on the CR chart,
Don't the encountered creatures/humans have CR numbers anyway
#4
karui_kage
Jun 16, 2004 22:09:10 Nopers. EL is Encounter Level, and that is what Experience is based off of. CR is Challenge Rating. Each individual creature has one CR, but a total encounter has an EL.

For example, if you fought two CR 8 creatures, it would be an EL 10, and the experience would be determined as such. One CR 8 creature is just an EL 8, and so the experience can be determined that way as well.

All in all, CRs, ELs, and such can be confusing, but getting the basics down should help. The reason they include the ELs in the book is just to make it easier for determining Experience.
#5
zombiegleemax
Jun 16, 2004 22:36:57 But when looking in the DMG, I get the XP from the CR table on page 38, how do I get XP form the EL table on page 49?

Don't I look on the EL table to get the CR and then look on the CR table to get the XP?
#6
zombiegleemax
Jun 16, 2004 23:28:44 *head explodes*
#7
zombiegleemax
Jun 16, 2004 23:42:41 My apologies for all the abbreviations, just didn't want to keep typing everything out. But could someone answer this little riddle for me please?
#8
edgelett
Jun 16, 2004 23:55:57 Perhaps you should try asking this particular question on the Dungeon Master's forum, as it's not specifically about Dragonlance but about calculating XP??

Try posting your question here http://boards1.wizards.com/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=22 as this area is full of DM's from ALL campaign worlds.

Karui_Kage explained it very well I thought though.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
#1 zombiegleemax Jun 16, 2004 20:47:59	Why do they post encounter levels above the encounters, sorry for the blunt question, but in a pre-set adventure, what does it matter. Like in the Sylvan Key, first you have EL1 with the Kender and then EL3 with the Herald, what's the reasons?
#2 calabozo Jun 16, 2004 21:00:27	To make the job easier for you, you know how difficult the encounter is gonna be and how much expirience to give.
#3 zombiegleemax Jun 16, 2004 21:38:17	but isn't experience figure out by the CR, how do you take the EL from that chart and put it on the CR chart, Don't the encountered creatures/humans have CR numbers anyway
#4 karui_kage Jun 16, 2004 22:09:10	Nopers. EL is Encounter Level, and that is what Experience is based off of. CR is Challenge Rating. Each individual creature has one CR, but a total encounter has an EL. For example, if you fought two CR 8 creatures, it would be an EL 10, and the experience would be determined as such. One CR 8 creature is just an EL 8, and so the experience can be determined that way as well. All in all, CRs, ELs, and such can be confusing, but getting the basics down should help. The reason they include the ELs in the book is just to make it easier for determining Experience.
#5 zombiegleemax Jun 16, 2004 22:36:57	But when looking in the DMG, I get the XP from the CR table on page 38, how do I get XP form the EL table on page 49? Don't I look on the EL table to get the CR and then look on the CR table to get the XP?
#6 zombiegleemax Jun 16, 2004 23:28:44	head explodes
#7 zombiegleemax Jun 16, 2004 23:42:41	My apologies for all the abbreviations, just didn't want to keep typing everything out. But could someone answer this little riddle for me please?
#8 edgelett Jun 16, 2004 23:55:57	Perhaps you should try asking this particular question on the Dungeon Master's forum, as it's not specifically about Dragonlance but about calculating XP?? Try posting your question here http://boards1.wizards.com/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=22 as this area is full of DM's from ALL campaign worlds. Karui_Kage explained it very well I thought though.