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<blockquote data-quote="D'karr" data-source="post: 6002573" data-attributes="member: 336">There are monsters I'll never use because they simply do not fit the style for the campaign.&nbsp; So a monster manual will always have monsters that DMs will never use.&nbsp; In the MMs that have them, the Solo and Elite designation was more of an addendum to some &quot;thematically&quot; appropriate creatures.&nbsp; In addition, the monster manual and/or DMG (don't remember which) had advice on how the DM could add those mechanics to the monsters they wanted.At this point this seems to be a concern for something that has never really happened.&nbsp; I would not expect to see a solo, or elite designation for every monster in the MM.&nbsp; So I would not expect half the monsters to be &quot;useless&quot;.However, I'd like the designation to exist and the mechanics to back them up.&nbsp; I'd also like the mechanics to support the DM to add the mechanics to any monster he feels appropriate; it is his campaign after all.&nbsp; And if the DM wants to level up monsters just like PCs, he should be able to do that too.&nbsp; I know I did with 4e for one particular monster.&nbsp; Then I got wiser, and just took the stuff I wanted/needed.&nbsp; I didn't bother will all the additional &quot;cruft&quot; that was not necessary for me.&nbsp; Best of both worlds.-</blockquote>

[QUOTE="D'karr, post: 6002573, member: 336"] There are monsters I'll never use because they simply do not fit the style for the campaign. So a monster manual will always have monsters that DMs will never use. In the MMs that have them, the Solo and Elite designation was more of an addendum to some "thematically" appropriate creatures. In addition, the monster manual and/or DMG (don't remember which) had advice on how the DM could add those mechanics to the monsters they wanted. At this point this seems to be a concern for something that has never really happened. I would not expect to see a solo, or elite designation for every monster in the MM. So I would not expect half the monsters to be "useless". However, I'd like the designation to exist and the mechanics to back them up. I'd also like the mechanics to support the DM to add the mechanics to any monster he feels appropriate; it is his campaign after all. And if the DM wants to level up monsters just like PCs, he should be able to do that too. I know I did with 4e for one particular monster. Then I got wiser, and just took the stuff I wanted/needed. I didn't bother will all the additional "cruft" that was not necessary for me. Best of both worlds. - [/QUOTE]

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