

This is referred to as a challenge rating and it was introduced in the third edition of the game as a means of helping the dungeon master to create balanced combat encounters.

The goal of each adventure will bring you into opposition with these creatures, which will almost certainly result in a battle, as only the most role-playing focused of campaigns will eschew all forms of combat.Īs new editions of Dungeons & Dragons were released, the creators of the game worked out a formula for determining the level at which certain monsters should be unleashed upon the party. The various official campaign settings that are used in Dungeons & Dragons are all teeming with monsters of every description.
