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So to be clear you don't actually care which backstory she uses, as long as she's female. Gotcha. Then...why did you reply to me in the first place, given I said up front I have no issues with using the female Surfer?

Yes, positive. I checked it about 5 times before posting. Others reported the same issue.

I think we're miscommunicating here. There are two Marvel Comics characters: 1) A male Surfer, with his own backstory 2) A female Surfer, with her own backstory The MCU movie is using the female Surfer. The argument being made here is that the female Surfer, who already exists in the comics...

Right this appears to be for newly created PCs

Right now try and make a new PC using 2014 rules.

Someone elsewhere mentioned they can no longer access 2014 spells on the DnDBeyond character sheet even with legacy content checked off and 2014 rules checked off in the options menu. I tried it and sure enough they seem to be right: I could only pull up 2024 spells in the character sheet itself.

I think the Tough entry would stay the same CR for an Orc version of it if you simply replaced Pack Tactics with: "Orc Traits: Darkvision 120'. You can take the Dash action as a Bonus Action. 1/day you when you are reduced to 0 Hit Points but not killed outright, you can drop to 1 Hit Point...

They are pretty minor. A decent number are a clarification that when there is a list of attacks that start with 1/Day they mean 1/Day for each item in the list. And then some minor errors like "when we said bite, and you found no bite in the attack entry, we meant the thing that is actually in...

Yes. I am. Maybe you made a mistake. You wrote, " In my opinion the other features add enough to modify the CR." Which is why I said, "modify it by how much" and now you're saying you...wouldn't modify it? Those changes do make a combat difference and often add damage. All the Orc traits in...

Modify the CR by how much? That's my point, WOTC should have given better guidelines for something as basic as that.

Again, I am not claiming they must follow the same rules. But what if I want them to have a standard Orc trait? What does that do to CR? The guidelines in the DMG are not useful to answer that question and it's a pretty basic question about one of the most basic monsters in D&D.

Buddy, those names were right there in the quote of the post you were quoting so you didn't need to remember off the top of your head. That's great for your game if you think Orc traits don't need to be on Orc NPCs. But for those of us who want Orc traits on Orc NPCs, like the game has done...

It was a short paragraph you replied to. It was specific as to what I was saying. Darkvision wasn't mentioned. If you cannot be bothered to care what you're replying to, then don't reply. But please, don't make up a strawman argument and think you're helping. You're being reckless and rude...

Guys, Orcs are visually portrayed as ruthless pirates (for example) in the 2024 Monster Manual. They didn't remove them as killable foes. They just made the stats less utilitarian for those who want to actually play a game with Orcs as pirates you kill. It's the worst of all worlds: here is a...

And what do we do about the other topics I mentioned, like the two other abilities for orcs or the one other 2014 ability for orcs? Does that change the CR or not? It's not like I didn't just rant about that issue for a majority of what you just quoted and then misrepresented as being about...

The easiest path for WOTC to both avoid taking a firm stand while also providing the necessary information on orcs and drows is to have used them as the examples in the DMG on how to alter an existing monster. Just include "Let's say you want to alter the Tough to be an Orc. You would add X, Y...

Yes I can add darkvison without changing challenge rating. I should not have to. It's a basic element of a basic core monster from prior 2024 adventures. If I add the Aggressive trait from 2014 to the 2024 stat block, does that change the CR? There is no guidance in that chapter of the DMG for...

That was "Umbran is being obtuse" and not "FF movie is giving me angst."

That drow guard now cannot see in the dark, and cannot speak the language where drow come from. I mean, you guys have gotta see there is a real conversion issue going on here, right? At some point they did need to have at least a brief note on what elements of a species needs to be added to a...