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<blockquote data-quote="Lyxen" data-source="post: 8413100" data-attributes="member: 7032025">I have not read the book in details, but can anyone point to a change that really matters ? All the monsters that I've seen who seem to matter have actions like &quot;spellcasting&quot; and after that the spells are direct names of PHB spells, and direct links to them using DDB. So how are these not spells that can be counterspelled ?I agree that not having slots per level prevents upcasting, but I think that it's about all.And monsters have always had the possibility to have spell-like attacks that were not really spells, look at the Misty Escape of the Warlock of the Archfey, so I fail to see how this is considered a big change. Everything is still possible, and you can create monsters the way you want with the power you want, this is not 3e where you had to justify everything in PC Classes powers...As a side note, I really don't like bloggers dropping big stupid bombs like this to get more hits on their site.Finally, I'm using DDB so I never have a problem looking up at a spell if I need precisions when running a monster.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Lyxen, post: 8413100, member: 7032025"] I have not read the book in details, but can anyone point to a change that really matters ? All the monsters that I've seen who seem to matter have actions like "spellcasting" and after that the spells are direct names of PHB spells, and direct links to them using DDB. So how are these not spells that can be counterspelled ? I agree that not having slots per level prevents upcasting, but I think that it's about all. And monsters have always had the possibility to have spell-like attacks that were not really spells, look at the Misty Escape of the Warlock of the Archfey, so I fail to see how this is considered a big change. Everything is still possible, and you can create monsters the way you want with the power you want, this is not 3e where you had to justify everything in PC Classes powers... As a side note, I really don't like bloggers dropping big stupid bombs like this to get more hits on their site. Finally, I'm using DDB so I never have a problem looking up at a spell if I need precisions when running a monster. [/QUOTE]

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