Shadow Knight's Demon Rank - Useful?

[Panjumanju]

I use it all but I reject the Demon ranking options and rank demons on the characters scale.

Actually i just have a single scale for everyone.

Neither do I. I've outright rejected the mental hurtle of trying to figure out what a demon rank means against character rank in the middle of play. Where do others stand on this?

//Panjumanju

[jibbajibba]

The odd thing abouthte rule is that Erik talks abotu situations where GMs make it difficult for themselves by having NPCs with the same stas as players and all sortts of stuff. His argument being you are in charge of this why would you make it harder than it needs to be.

Yet .... he says have a ranking system for elders, one for demons, one for chaosites ...

No just have one ranking scale PCs, demons, chaosites , eldres all on one scale. Easy.

By all means let the 1st rank PC think they are first rank until they run into Bleys. Then they find out that things are different.

[Panjumanju]

The odd thing abouthte rule is that Erik talks abotu situations where GMs make it difficult for themselves by having NPCs with the same stas as players and all sortts of stuff. His argument being you are in charge of this why would you make it harder than it needs to be.

Yet .... he says have a ranking system for elders, one for demons, one for chaosites ...

No just have one ranking scale PCs, demons, chaosites , eldres all on one scale. Easy.

By all means let the 1st rank PC think they are first rank until they run into Bleys. Then they find out that things are different.

This is also what I do...and I feel somewhat conflicted about it, because Erick is a very smart man, and I would rather stick to the letter of the law in his rules. However, I wouldn't want to do the mental gymnastics of reconciling an elder scale, a player scale and a demon scale. I wonder, are we missing something in this approach?

//Panjumanju

[finarvyn]

I wouldn't want to do the mental gymnastics of reconciling an elder scale, a player scale and a demon scale. I wonder, are we missing something in this approach?

I'll bet the truth is that Erick didn't do any of this stuff. Points were probably more for the players than for him, and I'll bet he didn't really follow his own rules very closely.

[RPGPundit]

I reconcile all this in LoO by having a single scale, and ranks "Above 1st class" for higher-powered beings.

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[Taewakan]

I reconcile all this in LoO by having a single scale, and ranks "Above 1st class" for higher-powered beings.

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Spoken (written) like a true Dungeon Master. My complements.
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