Something wrong with APL?

[Thecrazyjester]

Ok so i was looking over the rules for APl (average party level) and I noticed that the comabt rating goes up for each creature you have in the encounter and Im having trouble believing that an encounter agaisnt 3 goblins is a cr 4 encounter this doesnt seem right can anyone clarify please?

[TriOmegaZero]

More creatures means more actions made against the party.

I don't know where you are getting CR4 out of three goblins when a goblin is a CR1/3 creature.

[Trikk]

TriOmegaZero wrote:

More creatures means more actions made against the party.

I don't know where you are getting CR4 out of three goblins when a goblin is a CR1/3 creature.

Yeah, if one goblin is 1/3, two are 2/3 then logically three would be 3! Maybe they add one CR because they are one group?

[TriOmegaZero]

I see the CR table mentioned that you increase the CR by 1 for each creature added, so I can understand the confusion when dealing with fractional CRs.

[cnetarian]

Simply add the XPs of the MOBs and compare it to the "Table: Experience Point Awards" to get the CR of the encounter. 3 goblins at 135XP each = 405XPS = CR1 encounter. 9 goblins @ 135 XP = 1215XPs = CR 4 encounter.

The "Table: CR Equivalencies" (which is giving you trouble) can be used, but I find it easier to just do the math myself and ignore that table.

[Starbuck_II]

Trikk wrote:

TriOmegaZero wrote:

More creatures means more actions made against the party.

I don't know where you are getting CR4 out of three goblins when a goblin is a CR1/3 creature.

Yeah, if one goblin is 1/3, two are 2/3 then logically three would be 3! Maybe they add one CR because they are one group?

Because you make them more than one CR, you first must make it one.

So 3 goblins is CR 1.

[Thecrazyjester]

ok thanks guys i was a wee but confused about that