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<blockquote data-quote="I'm A Banana" data-source="post: 5965446" data-attributes="member: 2067"><p>This struck me as a "contexting" article.</p><p></p><p>Mearls was basically saying, "Here's a description of two ways to do things that are sometimes at odds but that don't really need to be, since each is useful in its own way."</p><p></p><p>It seems that the first attempt at monsters in 5e will have things like 4e roles built-in, but might not discuss them in terms so blatantly artificial. Bob the Demon IS a level 14 solo controller, but he's ALSO a strong demon who made friends with air elementals whose tactics include pushing characters around the battlefield (presumably into pools of lava or somesuch). That kobold IS a minion, even if we don't call it a minion, because a level 1 character is expected to one-hit-kill the thing, and the encounter-building guidelines and the XP value and such reflect that. But it's also a kobold -- that's what kobolds are, because they are weak and pathetic and gang up on enemies to do them harm (much like minions in 4e). </p><p></p><p>Basically, if you took the skeleton of 4e, but instead of saying "I dunno. Make it up. Whatever. It doesn't matter," you pay attention to the details and say, "Because of X, this is why. His tactics are Z. It matters. There's a reason." </p><p></p><p>Which is a strong start. It's no <a href="http://daedaluswing.wikidot.com/the-third-core-book" target="_blank">third core book strategy</a>, but it ain't a bad starting point, where we can have BOTH elements at work in a creature, rather than just one or the other.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="I'm A Banana, post: 5965446, member: 2067"] This struck me as a "contexting" article. Mearls was basically saying, "Here's a description of two ways to do things that are sometimes at odds but that don't really need to be, since each is useful in its own way." It seems that the first attempt at monsters in 5e will have things like 4e roles built-in, but might not discuss them in terms so blatantly artificial. Bob the Demon IS a level 14 solo controller, but he's ALSO a strong demon who made friends with air elementals whose tactics include pushing characters around the battlefield (presumably into pools of lava or somesuch). That kobold IS a minion, even if we don't call it a minion, because a level 1 character is expected to one-hit-kill the thing, and the encounter-building guidelines and the XP value and such reflect that. But it's also a kobold -- that's what kobolds are, because they are weak and pathetic and gang up on enemies to do them harm (much like minions in 4e). Basically, if you took the skeleton of 4e, but instead of saying "I dunno. Make it up. Whatever. It doesn't matter," you pay attention to the details and say, "Because of X, this is why. His tactics are Z. It matters. There's a reason." Which is a strong start. It's no [URL="http://daedaluswing.wikidot.com/the-third-core-book"]third core book strategy[/URL], but it ain't a bad starting point, where we can have BOTH elements at work in a creature, rather than just one or the other. [/QUOTE]
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