Question about APL and its relation to CR


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First of all, my PCs are starting off with some advanced templates and level adjustments. There will be a Half-Dragon and a Half-Celestial among them, and a very well-made Wizard along with a party Fighter that gives min-maxing a bad name. Should I add to their APL despite it being a party of 4?

Is it basically correct that a CR of 9 means an average party of 4 level 9s would have an average time taking out a single instance of that monster? Or what does it mean?


A CR of 9 means a party of four 9th level (or equivalent) characters. If they have templates that change their CR it should be added in when finding apropriate encounters for your party. If a half celestial human has 9 class levels it counts as a level 11 character when adding it to the other party members for finding the CR.

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