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Higher than the 2024 DMG one.1 Monster per 4 CharactersWhen we switch to a single monster for four characters, the Lazy Benchmark pulls higher, even in "normal" mode. When we use the "hard" mode, it's way high (80 CRs instead of 25 CRs at level 20)This table also includes a line for the maximum challenge rating of a single monster according to the Lazy Benchmark which is equal to average character level or 1.5 x average character level at 5th level and above. This line matches almost perfectly to the "hard" experience budget of the 2024 DMG.The Lazy Encounter Benchmark accounts for having a single big monster with a hard cap and allows for more lieutenant or minion monsters to protect that big boss. The D&D 2024 DMG encounter guidelines do not. I think single big CR monsters are going to die fast in 2024 D&D playing with these guidelines.1 Monster per 6 CharactersHere the Lazy Encounter Benchmark totally pulls away in both "normal" and "hard" mode. Even at 20th level with six characters, the "hard" version of the 2024 DMG doesn't let characters face a single CR 30 monster.The Built-In Maximum CR Cap of the 2024 DMG Encounter Building BudgetThere's an interesting trick with the D&D 2024 DMG encounter building table. Since it uses experience points instead of challenge ratings, it automatically limits your ability to use single monsters of too high a challenge rating against a given group of characters. For the Lazy Benchmark, we have to add

Challenge ratings and character levels given a ratio of monsters to characters. This includes the 2024 D&D Dungeon Master's Guide experience point budget for a "hard" encounter converted to challenge ratings compared to the challenge ratings of the Lazy Encounter Benchmark.Each chart include two Lazy Benchmarks – one for the "normal" Lazy Encounter Benchmark and one for the "hard" benchmark based on 3/4 of total character levels at 11th level and above or equal to total character levels at 17th and above.2 Monsters per CharacterFor 2 monsters per character, the DMG benchmark scales much higher than the Lazy Encounter Benchmark. Even when we use the "hard" benchmark at 11th level and above, the Lazy Encounter Benchmark still trails behind the D&D 2024 rules for a higher number of low challenge monsters.This looks way too hard for me. For example, if you have four 3rd level characters, this guideline pits them against six CR 1 lions which have pack tactics, have +5 to hit, and hit for 14 damage. That feels deadly to me.1 Monster per CharacterWhen we use the "hard" benchmark, the Lazy Encounter Benchmark is almost perfectly aligned to the D&D 2024 "hard" experience point budget. Keep in mind, the Lazy Encounter "Hard" Benchmark is really hard. That's why we kept it optional.1 Monster per 2 CharactersWith one monster per two characters, the 2024 DMG "hard" budget matches almost perfectly with the "normal" Lazy Encounter Benchmark. If we use the "hard" benchmark for the Lazy Encounter Benchmark, it's way

Of monster challenge ratings is greater than one quarter of total character levels, or half of character levels if they're above 4th level.A single monster may be deadly if it's challenge rating is greater than the average character level of the group, or if it's greater than 1.5x the average character level if they're above 4th level.To determine your deadly encounter benchmark add up all the levels of all the characters in your group and divide by 4 if they're 1st to 4th level or divide by 2 if they're 5th to 20th level.We have a detailed definition of what "deadly" means in Forge of Foes, but I'll simplify it to "characters could die".You can write that number down in your notes if you need to, along with the CR benchmark for a single monster which is either equal to the characters' average level or 1.5 x their average character level if they're 5th level or above.This benchmark is a loose gauge, not a hard rule. Different circumstances affect a battle's difficulty beyond just character level and monster challenge rating, but it's a great easy benchmark to help GMs loosely gauge encounter difficulty.The "Hard" Version of the Lazy Encounter BenchmarkSometimes, at 11th level and above, characters have serious firepower available and the Lazy Encounter Benchmark no longer identifies a potentially deadly encounter. For this, I've added an optional benchmark increase at 11th level and 17th level:At 11th level, an encounter may be deadly if the total of monster challenge ratings

A rule to ensure you don't choose a single monster too high for the characters.But there's a cost for that advantage – the D&D 2024 DMG rules allows for way more low CR monsters than high CR monsters – potentially producing very dangerous results.The Push for More Monsters in the Lazy Encounter BenchmarkThere's a trick for the Lazy Encounter Benchmark as well. Since the Lazy Encounter Benchmark has a maximum cap for a single monster's CR and still has CRs left over, you're incentivized to add more monsters – the best way to ensure a battle stays challenging.It's nice that the DMG approach caps the maximum CR for a monster, but that budget eats up all the experience points you'd want to spend on monsters to protect that big boss.I'm Glad We Have BothI'm glad the 2024 DMG took the approach it took. First, its still a very usable system – far better than the system in the 2014 DMG. Second, it's not like the ones we have in other 5e systems like Tales of the Valiant, Level Up Advanced 5e, or Flee Mortals. So now we have choices – good choices.That said, I still prefer the Lazy Encounter Benchmark. I'm glad it is mostly in line with the D&D 2024 DMG encounter guidelines so we won't see weird differences at the table depending on which we choose but I think the benchmark is still far easier to use – you can even memorize it.I think the 2024 DMG guidelines

New to Sly Flourish? Start Here or subscribe to the newsletter.Ad banner hereby Mike on 6 May 2024Here are two free resources to help you run your games online.Owlbear RodeoLevel Up A5e's Monster TokensOwlbear RodeoOwlbear Rodeo is my favorite virtual tabletop. It's lightweight, fast, easy to use, reasonably priced (including a free tier), and system agnostic. Players don't have to create accounts to join in. You can run it on a phone. It's quick to get a map up and running with a fog of war and some default tokens. It also works for any RPG, whether it's Shadowdark, Level Up Advanced 5e, Numenera, or Blades in the Dark.Owlbear Rodeo switched from a more lightweight locally-hosted version 1 to a full cloud-based version 2. It can take some re-learning to make it just as fast and useful as it was in the old version but I believe it is just about as easy as it was once you get things wired right.I recorded a YouTube tutorial on Owlbear Rodeo for Lazy GMs intended to help people get their hands around all the features and how to use them easily during play.Owlbear Rodeo includes some awesome default tokens representing monsters and characters but you may want a better set of tokens to represent most monsters in fantasy roleplaying games. That's where this next resource comes in.Level Up Advanced 5e's Free Monster TokensEN World publishing released a full set of monster tokens representing core 5e monsters from the A5e Monstrous Menagerie for free. It includes 178 tokens representing all the core monsters you're likely to find in the D&D Monster Manual or other 5e core monster books.They work really well when imported into Owlbear Rodeo. In order to import them most effectively, however, you'll want to do a few things:Create a new collection and import tokens into this collection so you don't flood your main collection with nearly 200 tokens. You can import the tokens all at once. If desired, set the default text of the token set to "Copy Image Name". It automatically removes file extensions so you'll get a nice token name like "Troglodyte" or "Demon, Balor" under the token. If you'd rather add the names yourself, you can skip this step.If you do decide to use token names, select the right font size. I like 36 so the name is easy to see.This set gives you a huge collection of tokens for monsters in Owlbear Rodeo – a collection you can use in any game you plan to run.More Sly Flourish StuffLast week I posted a couple of YouTube videos on Choosing the Right 5e Stat Block and Myre Castle Ruins - Shadowdark Gloaming Session 27 Lazy GM Prep.Last Week's Lazy RPG Talk Show TopicsEach week I record an episode of the Lazy RPG Talk Show (also available as a podcast) in which I talk about all things in tabletop RPGs. Here are last week's topics with time stamped links to the YouTube video:Roll20 and Discord IntegrationAlphastream on the