Former Dungeons & Dragons designer Mike Mearls admits flaws in the game's Challenge Rating system

In a candid admission on the RPG site EN World, Mike Mearls, former D&D designer, confronts the flaws of the Challenge Rating (CR) system, a tool meant to help Dungeon Masters balance encounters in the game. Mearls, who had a significant role in developing 5th edition, expresses his personal struggles with CR and announces his creation of a more reliable point-based system inspired by Warhammer 40,000. — Read the rest
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