How do you calculate CR and XP for NPC classes.
For example, if I wanted to make some guards that were level 5 Warriors and Adepts, what numbers do they have?
Gorbacz has it completely right, though I find the CR doesn't balance well at higher levels. (One could argue NPC classes shouldn't be higher level.)
A 10th level Warrior (or Adept, etc.) is more like a CR 5 (especially if given CR 5 worth of equipment).
Normal stats (w/ racial +2 & bumps at 4th & 8th) would be Str 16 Dex 12 Con 12... Wow... And this is supposed to be CR 8, the equivalent of a Stone Giant?
Also, an Ogre Warrior 10 is only CR 8, which funnily enough is the CR of the 10th level Human Warrior. Hmmm.
As the levels get higher, the Ogre's CR is actually lower than the human's. Ogre's only get .5 CR per NPC level due to racial HD.
Hmm.
So, one could houserule that all the NPC classes suck to the point they don't ever give a +1 level=+1 CR at any point, even to creatures without racial HD.
It makes the flow of CR awkward, but think about handwaving CR as levels go up. (The chart of CR/damage/AC/h.p. in the back of the Bestiary could be of good service here.)
JMK
Where is the chart located in the Core rules? I can't seem to locate it. Thanks
Where is the chart located in the Core rules? I can't seem to locate it. Thanks
It is in the gamemastering chapter.