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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Remathilis" data-source="post: 7665812" data-attributes="member: 7635">I find this a chicken-or-egg dilemma then. Is the dwarf hardy because it has second wind, or does it have second wind because its hardy? Which comes first, the mechanics or the fluff? D&D has traditionally written from a place of fluff first, mechanics support it. Your proposing that the mechanics come first, and then you can hang whatever fluff you want on it. That is a very radically different way of doing things. Lets try an experiment. I have a monster I designed years ago (2008) for my 4e game. I will post its stat-block and nothing else. Describe to me what that monster is. (Hint: Dahlia is the creature's name, not type)[sblock]Dahlia     Level 1 Elite SkirmisherTiny fey beast     XP 200 eachInitiative +6     Senses Perception +2; low-light visionHP 40;     Bloodied 20AC 20; Fortitude 15, Reflex 22, Will 17Saving Throws +2Action Points 1Speed 6<img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/bm.gif"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":bmelee:" title="Basic Melee    :bmelee:" data-shortname=":bmelee:" /> Claw (standard; at-will)+3 vs. AC. 1d4+1<img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/br.gif"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":branged:" title="Basic Ranged    :branged:" data-shortname=":branged:" /> Eyebite (Standard; recharge 56)  Arcane, Charm, PsychicRanged 10; +4 vs. Will. 1d6+3 psychic damage and you are invisible to the target until the start of your next turn.<img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/bm.gif"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":bmelee:" title="Basic Melee    :bmelee:" data-shortname=":bmelee:" /> Undeniable Beauty (immediate interrupt, when Dahlia is targeted by a melee attack; at will)+ 3 vs. Will against the attacker; the attacker must target a different creature or end its attack.<img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/br.gif"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":branged:" title="Basic Ranged    :branged:" data-shortname=":branged:" />Lure of the Wild (standard; recharge <img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/6.gif"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":6:" title="Six    :6:" data-shortname=":6:" />)Ranged 10; + 3 vs. Will. The target is pulled 5 squares and is dazed (save ends).Step Through the Mists (move; encounter)Dahlia teleports up to 3 squares.Alignment Good    Languages Common, ElvenSkills Acrobatics +9, Athletics +5, Stealth +9Str 6 (–2)     Dex 18 (+4)    Wis 10 (+0)Con 12 (+1)     Int 14 (+2)    Cha 12 (+1)Equipment +1 amulet [/sblock]Here is some perfectly good mechanics. Weave me a story.</blockquote>

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