Changing a Monster's CR

[PaladinCA]

Hello There,

I was just wondering if someone could give me an example of changing a monster's CR from what is presented in the Bestiary.

I'm not sure I am reading the rules or the tables correctly. The example in the book didn't really help me that much.

Some simple examples might be better:

A Goblin to CR 1?

A Hobgoblin to CR 2?

A Bugbear to CR 3?

Something like that. Or do most of you just add a character class level to beef up a base monster?

Any advice or examples would be appreciated. I can't seem to get my head around it just looking at the book.

THANK YOU!

[Tom S 820]

Read Beastiary page 294-297

[WeirdGM66]

There are several ways to change the CR of a monster

One is the Goblin and add class levels to bring them up to a CR 1 so make them a Fighter 2 instead of a Warrior 1, this will make them a CR 1 encounter. This works in this case because the Goblins use class levels to determine the CR.

Two with some thing like a Dire Bear you can add the Giant Template from the bestiary on page 295 and this would make it +1 CR and just a bit less quick in a fight.

What I think Tom S 820 is directing you to is the Appendix 2 in the bestiary it starts on page 294.