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Message: <blockquote data-quote="BryonD" data-source="post: 3720619" data-attributes="member: 957">Ya know, it seems very possible that we will get the best of both worlds.It seems clear that it will be completely possible to write up a goblin Fighter7.  So it seems quite reasonable that you should be able to do this if you want to make the goblin leader be one.  You just need a scale for knowing how the goblin F7 fits in the xp system.The goblins hordes could just be simplified npcs.  But, if a particular DM wants lots of goblin fighter 1 npcs, then knock yourself out.  If you can't do a unicorn wizard right out of the core three books, then I'll find a way to get over that.On the other hand, if in the name of simplification there are things that a PC can do that just can not be done by an npc, then I will have a real problem there.  But I'm not hearing that.  It sounds like the idea that 99% of npcs just don't need that level of detail is being harnessed for easy of use.  And the full detail options remains, only now you just need it 1 in 100 or 1 in 10 times, compared to always before.Maybe they will also fix the repeating annoyance that a monster can cast spells as a 9th level sorcerer, have 10d8 HD and a list of other bonuses and yet be a lower CR than a npc Sor9.</blockquote>