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<blockquote data-quote="jgsugden" data-source="post: 9635425" data-attributes="member: 2629">This.&nbsp; 10000%.&nbsp; The first thing I did was homebrew a page of these for common species in my setting so that I could apply them.&nbsp; If a PC can gain abilities for their species, so should an NPC.&nbsp; And some of the 'translations' they suggest show a massive lack of understanding of their own creatures.&nbsp; Subbing in a spy for a duergar is kind of ridiculous.&nbsp; Duergar are beefy fighters with a splash of magic that helps them ambush and hit hard.&nbsp; A spy is ... not that.&nbsp; I also have some beef with the designs that allow a lucky to hit roll to inflict a condition without a save.&nbsp; I like the ideas of wolves being relevant foes at higher level as they still might trip you if they get a lucky roll ... but they're too relevant against higher level foes ... and in ways that make no sense.&nbsp; When my raging barbarian with a 30 strength can wrestle a Titan to the ground ... why can a wolf knock him over so easily?&nbsp; I agree that two d20s plus a damage roll was a lot - but there are other solutions.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="jgsugden, post: 9635425, member: 2629"] This. 10000%. The first thing I did was homebrew a page of these for common species in my setting so that I could apply them. If a PC can gain abilities for their species, so should an NPC. And some of the 'translations' they suggest show a massive lack of understanding of their own creatures. Subbing in a [I]spy[/I] for a duergar is kind of ridiculous. Duergar are beefy fighters with a splash of magic that helps them ambush and hit hard. A spy is ... not that. I also have some beef with the designs that allow a lucky to hit roll to inflict a condition without a save. I like the ideas of wolves being relevant foes at higher level as they still might trip you if they get a lucky roll ... but they're too relevant against higher level foes ... and in ways that make no sense. When my raging barbarian with a 30 strength can wrestle a Titan to the ground ... why can a wolf knock him over so easily? I agree that two d20s plus a damage roll was a lot - but there are other solutions. [/QUOTE]

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