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<blockquote data-quote="Maxperson" data-source="post: 8791846" data-attributes="member: 23751"><p>Statblocks =/= creature. But since you will probably want proof, I will provide it to you. Page 6 of the monster manual. Dragon is a type of creature. Not red dragon. Not blue dragon. Dragon.</p><p></p><p>The statblock for wolf is just for that kind of wolf.</p><p></p><p>No, you can't just assume that the Balor is like the other demon, because you don't know that demons have these things in common unless you learn it somehow. There's nothing that a Chasme and Balor have in common by looking at them other than they live on the Abyss. Hell, tons and tons of non-demon creatures also live on the Abyss, so unless you have the knowledge, you won't even know a Balor is a demon and not some other denizen of that place.</p><p></p><p>It can also lead to using the Magic Weapon spell instead of something else someone might have cast, or using a magical class ability instead of swinging, or a lot of other things.</p><p></p><p>Yes. Players know. PCs don't have any access to numbers.</p><p></p><p>Magic is in fiction, as are the PCs. The PCs cannot know the numbers.</p><p></p><p>Or did I? Maybe it was a hit that looked like a miss. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p><p></p><p>The paladin makes no such choice. The player is the one who makes that choice. Narratively, the paladin just decided to smite on that attack.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Maxperson, post: 8791846, member: 23751"] Statblocks =/= creature. But since you will probably want proof, I will provide it to you. Page 6 of the monster manual. Dragon is a type of creature. Not red dragon. Not blue dragon. Dragon. The statblock for wolf is just for that kind of wolf. No, you can't just assume that the Balor is like the other demon, because you don't know that demons have these things in common unless you learn it somehow. There's nothing that a Chasme and Balor have in common by looking at them other than they live on the Abyss. Hell, tons and tons of non-demon creatures also live on the Abyss, so unless you have the knowledge, you won't even know a Balor is a demon and not some other denizen of that place. It can also lead to using the Magic Weapon spell instead of something else someone might have cast, or using a magical class ability instead of swinging, or a lot of other things. Yes. Players know. PCs don't have any access to numbers. Magic is in fiction, as are the PCs. The PCs cannot know the numbers. Or did I? Maybe it was a hit that looked like a miss. ;) The paladin makes no such choice. The player is the one who makes that choice. Narratively, the paladin just decided to smite on that attack. [/QUOTE]
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