# How I learned to stop worrying and love fixed challenge difficulty ratings

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**Category:** Dungeon Master Tips\
**Tags:** osr, free-league\
**Created:** [April 5, 2026, 3:54pm UTC](https://forums.hexed.press/t/how-i-learned-to-stop-worrying-and-love-fixed-challenge-difficulty-ratings/1008 "2026-04-05T15:54:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![Todd](https://forums.hexed.press/user_avatar/forums.hexed.press/todd/32/8_2.png) [@Todd](https://forums.hexed.press/u/Todd)\
**Post date:** [April 5, 2026, 3:54pm UTC](https://forums.hexed.press/t/how-i-learned-to-stop-worrying-and-love-fixed-challenge-difficulty-ratings/1008/1 "2026-04-05T15:54:20Z")

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[![](https://forums.hexed.press/uploads/default/original/2X/9/9bfbcb21801cc10babd92a2efc7bf4853530c673.jpeg "How I learned to stop worrying and love fixed challenge difficulty ratings | Hexed Press on TTRPGs") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWNeC1ik2nM)

The One Ring has given me an appreciation for fixed challenge difficulty ratings and I had a bit of an epiphany.

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