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<blockquote data-quote="Matrix Sorcica" data-source="post: 5330085" data-attributes="member: 3547"><p>This. A thousand times this.</p><p></p><p>I know I'm late to the party (just getting mildly interested in 3.5 again, and Trailblazer is a necessity is I'm ever going to play 3.5 or Pathfinder again) - but going back to non-contained monster write ups after 4e looks pretty unrealistic to me. <em>Somehow</em> it must be (made) possible to include information such as range, damage, save and other data in short form next to the spell's name. Otherwise, what's the use of spending so much work on optimizing the stat block so that you don't need to look in the MM, if you still need to turn even more pages for the spell descriptions?</p><p></p><p>How about something like this:</p><p></p><p><em>Fireball</em> <strong>Action:</strong> Stan <strong>SL:</strong> 3 <strong>CL:</strong> 7 <strong>Dmg:</strong> 7d6 fire <strong>Save:</strong> Ref DC14 for ½ <strong>Dur:</strong> Inst <strong>Range:</strong> 640' <strong>Area:</strong> 20' ra <strong>SR:</strong> Y</p><p></p><p>and skipping the components - how often is that relevant. In 95% of all situations, this is information enough. And you don't have to look the spell up.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>The same can be said for many feats. Include their effects in the writeup, or give a short hand summary.</p><p></p><p>Also, the new 4E monster stat block could be used for inspiration regarding standard, full round and minor/swift actions.</p><p></p><p>Just some thoughts.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Matrix Sorcica, post: 5330085, member: 3547"] This. A thousand times this. I know I'm late to the party (just getting mildly interested in 3.5 again, and Trailblazer is a necessity is I'm ever going to play 3.5 or Pathfinder again) - but going back to non-contained monster write ups after 4e looks pretty unrealistic to me. [I]Somehow[/I] it must be (made) possible to include information such as range, damage, save and other data in short form next to the spell's name. Otherwise, what's the use of spending so much work on optimizing the stat block so that you don't need to look in the MM, if you still need to turn even more pages for the spell descriptions? How about something like this: [I]Fireball[/I] [B]Action:[/B] Stan [B]SL:[/B] 3 [B]CL:[/B] 7 [B]Dmg:[/B] 7d6 fire [B]Save:[/B] Ref DC14 for ½ [B]Dur:[/B] Inst [B]Range:[/B] 640' [B]Area:[/B] 20' ra [B]SR:[/B] Y and skipping the components - how often is that relevant. In 95% of all situations, this is information enough. And you don't have to look the spell up. The same can be said for many feats. Include their effects in the writeup, or give a short hand summary. Also, the new 4E monster stat block could be used for inspiration regarding standard, full round and minor/swift actions. Just some thoughts. [/QUOTE]
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