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Message: <blockquote data-quote="PeterWeller" data-source="post: 4015903" data-attributes="member: 55795">Actually, I think you're trying to red herring with the powers from the sample Pit Fiend.  Munstrum sounded like he was complaining about all the irrelevant options that one must take into account when building a monster to 3E's formula, and the fact that those options were systemic.  Under the 3E rules, if you wanted to add new powers to a Pit Fiend, for example, you would have to rejigger the entire stat block around those powers.  You want him to have feat, skill, or spell like ability X?  Well, you better figure out how to advance him to gain those abilities (and in the process, add a bunch of other ancillary stuff to the monster) or remove an equivalent feat, skill or spell like ability.  With 4E, the system appears to be: you want him to have feat, skill or power X?  Add it in.  Don't worry if it upsets the number of skill points, feats, or powers the monster possesses.  If it's an ability usable in combat, make sure it doesn't sway too far in effectiveness from the combat abilities he already possesses.Now, I can see the merit in your argument that less monster powers leads to less DM options at the table, but remember, the system is no longer built around there being a systemic link between number of powers and overall power, nor is there a systemic link between in combat power and out of combat power.  That means you have a lot more freedom in deciding which, if any additional powers a monster may have in combat or have out of combat.</blockquote>

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