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athanasius 03-21-04, 02:55 PM	how do I alter the CR of a monster? So, if I want to make my monster shut down all magic in 100 feet, how much does that alter it's CR? It's better than a beholder's cone because it's all around so I can't just use the difference between it and a Gauth minus the HD can I? Besides, stun seems almost as useful. If I want to make a zombie's attack create other zombies does that alter it's CR? What about making an umber hulk be able to do it's confuse as a free action? How much would that change it's CR?
was_fired 03-21-04, 04:11 PM	Find the CR of a creature is an art. You make the form and then use your DM sense to figure out its CR by running many mock battles through your mind. Then post it on the boards to see if you were right. For example the beholders anti-magic cone is far weaker than it would be if say a dragon had it since all of the beholders attacks rely on magic while a dragon could simply use melee combat to crush their foes into dust.