Quote Originally Posted by Zancloufer View Post
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Not sure how a CR = ECL would work but I almost wonder at this point if it would give us more "playable" monsters.
Pathfinder uses CR as ECL.

We use it for our games. Usually my monster characters are weaker overall. Though the campaign where another player played a ghoul showcased the other side of that coin.

Even then though their superpowers and extra hp didn't scale well against the truly high level threats late game.