I'm trying to get a good handle on developing encounters according to RAW so that I know what I need to tweak, given my current players styles and gaming abilities, in order to offer a fulfilling experience.
One of the questions I have is whether or not the different point buys have any effect on calculating APL (Average Party Level)? I remember seeing somewhere that the Core Rulebook schematic is based on the 15 point buy. However, if this is indeed the case, is there any information available on what to do when building encounters for characters who were created using 20 or 25 point buys?
It seems reasonable to me that, all other things being equal, a character built on a 25 point by should be more 'powerful' than one built with a 15 point buy. As such, a party of 25 point buy characters should be able to handle more than a 15 point party during an 'average' encounter. But, I can't find this reflected in encounter creation laid out in the Core Rulebook.
Thanks
like_a_god
I'm trying to get a good handle on developing encounters according to RAW so that I know what I need to tweak, given my current players styles and gaming abilities, in order to offer a fulfilling experience.
One of the questions I have is whether or not the different point buys have any effect on calculating APL (Average Party Level)? I remember seeing somewhere that the Core Rulebook schematic is based on the 15 point buy. However, if this is indeed the case, is there any information available on what to do when building encounters for characters who were created using 20 or 25 point buys?
It seems reasonable to me that, all other things being equal, a character built on a 25 point by should be more 'powerful' than one built with a 15 point buy. As such, a party of 25 point buy characters should be able to handle more than a 15 point party during an 'average' encounter. But, I can't find this reflected in encounter creation laid out in the Core Rulebook.
Thanks
like_a_god
There is no rule for how points buys affect CR's. I generally use the 20 or 25 depending on the overall difficulty of the campaign, and the skill of the group. If you can judge those 2 things correctly you can use the CR out of the book without much of an issue.