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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Undrave" data-source="post: 8049469" data-attributes="member: 7015698">But Tom is an NPC, he doesn't know stats. Party A knows Party B encountered this Ogre, but they have no reason to think there is something wrong if, at their level, it's a standard monster while it was a solo for Party B. Party A will just think they're stronger than Party B, and they'll be right. No one is forcing you to use a downgraded creature if you don't feel like it. If they're encountering Dersish again then he can have the same stats and if the PC are strong enough they'll just wipe the floor with him. Or maybe Dersish ALSO gained a few levels while the PCs were away, enough to be tougher than he would have been, but still not as much a challenge as when the PC were 2nd level. The different stat blocks (including the different monster roles) were there so you could offer the same creature in interesting configurations to differently levelled party, not to represent the evolution of a specific critter.</blockquote>