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<blockquote data-quote="Hawken" data-source="post: 4747465" data-attributes="member: 23619"><p>What justification? What needs to be justified? Explained better, maybe? But if a monster has integrated caster levels, so what? The monster is definitely not going to be using all those spells in an encounter, its about having options. You don't even need to, as a DM, have the spells listed out. If your Red Dragon has enough levels of Sorcerer and you need him to cast an Improved Invisibility, have the dragon cast it. If the situation doesn't call for a spell, don't worry about it or bother with it. </p><p></p><p>If you actually want to track what spells a monster has memorized, then knock yourself out. Otherwise, the only reason you really need to track spells is if there is a specific one you are wanting to use, or a new one you're wanting to introduce into play. </p><p></p><p>If you want to simplify it, then just give the monster 1 spell of each spell level it gets, and let them use it 2-3 times/day. If a Dragon tossed off a Fireball and needs another, or even a third, let him do it. The PCs aren't going to have any idea what spells it has prepared or not. </p><p></p><p>As for SLAs, most of them, for most monsters, suck. Look at Drow--dancing lights! Really? Just how often have you ever had Drow use that? And they get it 1/day, so what? NWN 2 nails ridiculous SLAs by giving Drow the Light spell as an SLA (instead of Dancing Lights, which isn't in the game). So, the Drow casts Light and is instantly blinded by his racial light blindness.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hawken, post: 4747465, member: 23619"] What justification? What needs to be justified? Explained better, maybe? But if a monster has integrated caster levels, so what? The monster is definitely not going to be using all those spells in an encounter, its about having options. You don't even need to, as a DM, have the spells listed out. If your Red Dragon has enough levels of Sorcerer and you need him to cast an Improved Invisibility, have the dragon cast it. If the situation doesn't call for a spell, don't worry about it or bother with it. If you actually want to track what spells a monster has memorized, then knock yourself out. Otherwise, the only reason you really need to track spells is if there is a specific one you are wanting to use, or a new one you're wanting to introduce into play. If you want to simplify it, then just give the monster 1 spell of each spell level it gets, and let them use it 2-3 times/day. If a Dragon tossed off a Fireball and needs another, or even a third, let him do it. The PCs aren't going to have any idea what spells it has prepared or not. As for SLAs, most of them, for most monsters, suck. Look at Drow--dancing lights! Really? Just how often have you ever had Drow use that? And they get it 1/day, so what? NWN 2 nails ridiculous SLAs by giving Drow the Light spell as an SLA (instead of Dancing Lights, which isn't in the game). So, the Drow casts Light and is instantly blinded by his racial light blindness. [/QUOTE]
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