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Chrismith 01-05-08, 06:51 PM	A simple question: I know that monster CRs are balanced for a four-character party. How would the party ECL be affected by more or fewer characters? For instance, if a CR 10 monster is an appropriate challenge for a party of for 10th level characters, what CR would be a good match for a single 10th level character? Or six 10th level characters? I know I've seen this info somewhere before (in the DMG, I would assume) but I can't seem to find it at the moment.
Thubby 01-05-08, 07:03 PM	the fewer characters you have the more relevant their class is. a rogue 10 would be doomed against a level 8 construct, and would still be in trouble against a 6. as a rule of thumb, 1 character can handle an equal level or +1 in a good match (rogue Vs. single caster), and level- up to 3 in a bad one. a 6 man party can generally handle things 1-2 higher than norm without much trouble, but the trick is NOT to use single powerful monsters, since their gear and spells are still lower level. try to use the same monsters you would on the 4 man party, just more of them. you'll learn more by doing though really.