@TheEdVerseIf I convert 3e Elminster to 5e, he becomes CR 30, but 4e Elminster becomes CR 13. Anybody know why? this is bothering me to an absurd degree.

— Bruce Logan ☣️ (@BruceKLogan) July 1, 2017

It's MAGIC.
Seriously: I have DM'd the Realms since 1974, through umpteen editions, and stats DON'T matter. STORY matters.

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) July 1, 2017