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Message: <blockquote data-quote="DandD" data-source="post: 4165059" data-attributes="member: 55168">They still are, but the explicit design goal of 4th edition was also to make the monsters all a little bit more unique and different than their other counterparts, which is why demons will become single-combat monsters with tons of damages and powerful effects, whereas devils are fierce and regimented teamplayers. The demons are Leatherface from Texas Chainsaw Massacre, whereas the devils are American Football player... who want to turn your head into a football. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />It's written in Worlds & Monsters. What at-will ability is there for a first level fighter that makes him do more damage than a 22nd level monster? The Malebranche will use his Trident Power whenever it recharges, and it does a heck of a damage. Combine it with the ability to grant his allies the ability to immediately attack the prone enemy, to enhance their accuracy and surround the victim in a blink, and there is going to be one heck of a damage output per round. One fact is that D&D can and has always been played like fantasy chess or a miniature game by some people from the beginning, which is no wonder, since it started as a wargame. The "flavor" of the game never changed at all between the editions. It's still a bunch of heroes kicking the doors and then kicking some monsters in their faces. Doesn't matter if you use battlemats and minis (or M&Ms, rubber figures and cheetos), or only your imagination. D&D whatever-edition always worked for both styles of play, and never condemned either.</blockquote>

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