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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Fanaelialae" data-source="post: 8049075" data-attributes="member: 53980">I would say that they represent how it relates to that encounter.After all, had they fought Tom, he would have been just a regular old guard. It's only because they chose to negotiate with him (and the DM therefore needed to come up with a name and identity for him on the spot) that he becomes what we refer to as Tom.Tom's stat block also "changed" to suit the needs of the game. Which is frankly fine, because it would be far stranger if every guard was actually a carbon copy clone in world.The ogre against the low level party is full of swagger. Moments into this fight it is sure it can take these scrubs. It can take the fight nice and easy, toying with it's prey.The ogre in against the high level party realizes rather quickly that it is desperately outmatched. It needs to give it's all simply to hurt them and avoid being hit.The stat block can represent how it approaches and fights in those different encounters. The ogre boss has a lower to hit and defenses, but better damage (including some fancy moves) and hit points. The ogre minion has higher to hit and defenses, but has lower damage (and can't afford to try its tricks) and HP.</blockquote>