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<blockquote data-quote="Zaukrie" data-source="post: 9166589" data-attributes="member: 2057"><p>I released two products with alternative statblocks....</p><p>In one, I put all the spellcasting stuff under a separate scrub section called spells. It was close to want WotC is doing in that I made them effects, basically, but it was clear they were spells. It sells well.</p><p></p><p>In another, with the description of the plant monsters, I put a summary statblock that had the minimum you needed to run the monster, and an appendix with full blocks. I would change that some, but it's a lot of work to do statblocks once, let alone more than once. It does not sell, and I have almost no feedback on it. </p><p></p><p>I have dmd a long time, and for complex monsters, 4e was the easiest block to read and run. I think we could have much simpler blocks for skeletons and basic creatures....</p><p></p><p>I think A5e has some great presentation and additions to the entry. I think mcdm has great ways to add things to monsters. Nord games has nice presentation on what a creature might have on them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Zaukrie, post: 9166589, member: 2057"] I released two products with alternative statblocks.... In one, I put all the spellcasting stuff under a separate scrub section called spells. It was close to want WotC is doing in that I made them effects, basically, but it was clear they were spells. It sells well. In another, with the description of the plant monsters, I put a summary statblock that had the minimum you needed to run the monster, and an appendix with full blocks. I would change that some, but it's a lot of work to do statblocks once, let alone more than once. It does not sell, and I have almost no feedback on it. I have dmd a long time, and for complex monsters, 4e was the easiest block to read and run. I think we could have much simpler blocks for skeletons and basic creatures.... I think A5e has some great presentation and additions to the entry. I think mcdm has great ways to add things to monsters. Nord games has nice presentation on what a creature might have on them. [/QUOTE]
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