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#1 Macgreine13 Jul 06, 2015 11:54:49	On page 274 of the DMG there is a chart called monster statistics by Challenge rating. I am wondering if the #'s regarding HP are accurate. According to this a CR1 monster should have between 71-85 hps. The CR1 monsters in the MM average mid twenties hp. Any help understanding this would be appreciated. I am converting some stuff from 3.5.
#2 Eerongal Jul 06, 2015 13:59:37	Macgreine13 wrote:
#3 Razintarr Jul 07, 2015 8:02:34	Macgreine13 wrote:
#4 Reinhart Jul 07, 2015 12:21:20	Here's the real lowdown: the Monster Manual content was written months before the DMG systems were even close to complete. The MM designers assigned Challenge ratings and attributes before they even knew what would constitute an easy or deadly encounter and their monsters don't exactly obey the later guidelines as a result. Any justification through reverse engineering is basically some arbitrary numerology.  And to be fair, the DMG monster generation system isn't that reliable to begin with. DM heuristics will eventually be a better determing system for how dangerous or persistant monsters should be. Unfortunately that doesn't help you if you're running the system for the first time, sorry.
(Reply to #4) dave2008	Reinhart wrote:
(Reply to #4) AaronOfBarbaria	Reinhart wrote: