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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Noumenon" data-source="post: 4589197" data-attributes="member: 70102">That's because the others are thinking in terms of running the monster.  I'm thinking about introducing the monster and making you interested in it.  I always copy the important stats for a monster to a 3x5 card before I run it anyway, since I keep initiative with a card for each player and monster.That's what I want to avoid -- making a monster with tons of awesome abilities that never come into play.  I think the idea you have here also points to a higher CR monster that's worth the effort of sending something out to get blood.  It would be fun to sic a bunch of CR 2 leeches or mosquitoes on a level 8 party and have them going, "Why are we fighting these little insects?"  Later... "ohhh... I see now."</blockquote>