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RE: Tarasque vs. 5th lv. Wizard scenario - how does Wizard know to use Acid Splash?!?
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<blockquote data-quote="Sage Genesis" data-source="post: 6499645" data-attributes="member: 6706099"><p>As a bit of background, back in 2e I and the rest of my party killed the tarrasque with overwhelming magic and of course flight. We didn't even know it was the tarrasque at the time, the DM just made up a new monster with a different appearance that happened to use the same stats. In other words, reskinning. He noticed that we were pretty powerful (we were around level 10-11) and guessed correctly that the tarrasque wouldn't be that much of a problem, despite being billed as the ultimate killing machine.</p><p></p><p>I for one think that the tarrasque's RAW inability to deal with flying opponents is a genuine issue with the monster and I say so from previous experience.</p><p></p><p>So with that out of the way, I hope you'll forgive me if I'm unsympathetic towards arguments that hinge on "armchair debaters" or the like. Assuming the other side of the debate has no idea what they're really talking about is arguing in bad faith, please show some courtesy and at the very least give the benefit of the doubt. </p><p></p><p>I don't think there is anything "logical" about giving a powerful ranged attack to a creature that explicitly lacks one. If the party can defeat an ogre, then I simply draw the conclusion that the ogre is no match for them anymore. I don't let it throw rocks that explode as per a <em>Fireball</em> spell. There is no logic to a statblock that always changes along to perfectly counter whatever tactics the PCs try.</p><p></p><p>Finally, the slippery slope argument rings false. Sure, there will be some people who are never satisfied. That is no reason to leave all genuine problems as they are.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sage Genesis, post: 6499645, member: 6706099"] As a bit of background, back in 2e I and the rest of my party killed the tarrasque with overwhelming magic and of course flight. We didn't even know it was the tarrasque at the time, the DM just made up a new monster with a different appearance that happened to use the same stats. In other words, reskinning. He noticed that we were pretty powerful (we were around level 10-11) and guessed correctly that the tarrasque wouldn't be that much of a problem, despite being billed as the ultimate killing machine. I for one think that the tarrasque's RAW inability to deal with flying opponents is a genuine issue with the monster and I say so from previous experience. So with that out of the way, I hope you'll forgive me if I'm unsympathetic towards arguments that hinge on "armchair debaters" or the like. Assuming the other side of the debate has no idea what they're really talking about is arguing in bad faith, please show some courtesy and at the very least give the benefit of the doubt. I don't think there is anything "logical" about giving a powerful ranged attack to a creature that explicitly lacks one. If the party can defeat an ogre, then I simply draw the conclusion that the ogre is no match for them anymore. I don't let it throw rocks that explode as per a [I]Fireball[/I] spell. There is no logic to a statblock that always changes along to perfectly counter whatever tactics the PCs try. Finally, the slippery slope argument rings false. Sure, there will be some people who are never satisfied. That is no reason to leave all genuine problems as they are. [/QUOTE]
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