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Message: <blockquote data-quote="malkav666" data-source="post: 4981097" data-attributes="member: 70565">2 quick additions:@C.obliv and BryonD:I would have to take Bryon's side in that discussion. I think Bryon came on a little too strong in some of his counters, but he does have a large point.I do not feel there is anything about 3.x that says the DM cannot or should not change things up without consulting the players. I feel that the rules for making monsters in 3.x do follow some of the same creation rules. But I feel that this was done as an effort to ease the process of making a baseline for DMs to make new monsters. I do not feel that those rules are the end-point for monster vs player balance, but rather just a gague of where to start.I do not feel like, nor have I ever felt like, I needed my players permission to design monsters. Now if I wanted to redesign a class they were playing or trying to qualify for mid-game? I would take that up with the player. But I would not require their approval to modify a monster to better suit my game. Now some of the modifications presented in this thread are a little silly. If I were thinking about raising the HP of all monsters bhy 1500 hp, then yes I think my group and I would be in need of a talk.But on the general level I do not feel restricted in any shape or form in my ability to design in 3.x. It feels just like older and newer version of the same game to me in those regards.@J. RossowI think the reason you got a negative response in this thread was the way you portrayed your opinions in text rather than the points you are trying to make.Do I agree that it would be fun or right to just pump up the monsters and get in arms race with the players because there were some DPS issues witht he group? Nope, I may use that as one of my tools for varied encounters, but it would certainly not be my ace. I would use a veriety of tactics.I also dont feel bad about talking over issue I may have with the game with my players. I do not feel this shows any form of weakness. But thats just me.love,malkav</blockquote>

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