Kerrick
First Post
So I applied the revised ECL calcs to all my monsters, and a funny thing happened... 90% of them ended up having the same ECL as their HD (within +/-1, though it was dead-on in most cases). Dragons and most outsiders, interestingly, had about the same ratio of HD/ECL - around 1.3 to 1.4 for dragons (it increases as they age), and ~1.25 for outsiders. Magical beasts still need some tweaking, though - they're a bit off - and some of the dinosaurs probably need their HD reduced, but I can't be bothered.
Note that I'm using heavily modified monster creation rules, too - along with v5, I've come up with some modifications of my own, including stat scores, HD by type/size, and the natural armor mods. Overall, though, it's a pretty solid system. I was really surprised how it turned out.
Note that I'm using heavily modified monster creation rules, too - along with v5, I've come up with some modifications of my own, including stat scores, HD by type/size, and the natural armor mods. Overall, though, it's a pretty solid system. I was really surprised how it turned out.