Fractional CR Increase Question [Archive] - Wizards Community

Fractional CR Increase Question [Archive] - Wizards Community

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TheChilliGod
02-26-06, 10:06 PM Came across this little problem after a session, and the players are tearing me up about it (probably because one of their characters may have died because of this error).

When a fractional CR is increased, does it go in stages according to it's base fraction or does the CR increase get added to the base CR?

For example, if we have a lizard (Base CR 1/6) and applied some random template to it with a CR adjustment of +2, is the new CR of the creature:
a) CR 1/4,
b) CR 1/3,
c) CR 2
d) Other
dok
02-26-06, 11:50 PM CR increases from templates, advancement, and class levels are all integer increases. +2 means add two whole integers to the original number.

The answer to your example would be c.) CR 2. Technically it would be "CR 2 & 1/6", but fractions get dropped after you go over 1.
Dench
02-27-06, 12:37 PM Dok's right, fractional CR "disappears" with a template or class... for example a kobold (CR 1/4) is CR 2 if it aquires 2 levels from a class or template...

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
TheChilliGod 02-26-06, 10:06 PM	Came across this little problem after a session, and the players are tearing me up about it (probably because one of their characters may have died because of this error). When a fractional CR is increased, does it go in stages according to it's base fraction or does the CR increase get added to the base CR? For example, if we have a lizard (Base CR 1/6) and applied some random template to it with a CR adjustment of +2, is the new CR of the creature: a) CR 1/4, b) CR 1/3, c) CR 2 d) Other
dok 02-26-06, 11:50 PM	CR increases from templates, advancement, and class levels are all integer increases. +2 means add two whole integers to the original number. The answer to your example would be c.) CR 2. Technically it would be "CR 2 & 1/6", but fractions get dropped after you go over 1.
Dench 02-27-06, 12:37 PM	Dok's right, fractional CR "disappears" with a template or class... for example a kobold (CR 1/4) is CR 2 if it aquires 2 levels from a class or template...