Re: Re: Re: CRs in 3e
Valorian said:
I think that sounds a lot more reasonable (the brown bear instead of dire bear), do you know where I might find the reference to that errata, I already checked the official player's handbook corrections and clarifications by WOTC.
BTW: I realized the rules on summoning creatures, I was just using CRs for a guage of relative effectiveness of creatures.
In terms of calling CRs....I think WOTC should give a list of "representative" creatures for each CR. I'm kind of doing this to call CR in my campaign (have a bunch of novel creatures)...I tend to focus on "popular" monsters...giants, orges, trolls, mindflayers, etc. and use them as a guage on CR, since I expect these creatures have seen the most "action" in the playtest arena.
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The problem with errata is the "RnD" department over at WotC is all F----- up.
They have like handful of people doing the errata for like 45 products at one time.
Every time they come out with erratum, they don't have time to go back and check because 5 other products just came out.
Expect it to be official in like 2005.
BTW "It's not official Errata" unless it comes from Bill at RnD.
Even if the Sage, or other employee or former employee clarifies something, it's not official until it comes from RnD.
There lamers about that stuff.
So if some fool along the way type dire instead of polar it’s never going to get fixed.
“Hey make Summon Monster 6 a Cel polar bear okay.”
“Got it… Wait, what was that? Cel dire bear? Where'd you go? Ah well whatever, if it's wrong we’ll fix it later.”
Then pretty soon it’s in type.
This happens with everything, books, tv, editors are sapposed to catch this, but with game rules it's almost imposible, they're only good for spelling and grammer.
Then people play the blame game, everyone points fingers at each other about who’s fault is was and nothing gets fixed.
“I didn’t tell you to do that.”
“Yes you did.”
“No I didn’t.”
“Did you tell him to do that?”
“No I swear, I didn’t tell him to do that.”
BTW there is a list of monsters grouped by CR in the back of the MM on page 223.