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<blockquote data-quote="Minigiant" data-source="post: 9635959" data-attributes="member: 63508"><p>Sure it would be nice.</p><p></p><p>But honestly it would just be adding nimble escape to any NPC block.</p><p></p><p>And really if you're that new that you can't do that yourself then you're too new to use such a chart.</p><p></p><p>That's the issue.</p><p>For some species it's so easy you don't need the chart. and for other species, </p><p>It would be so complex that it would take up a ton of page space and be better off with only being done via the knowledge of an experienced DM.</p><p></p><p>Because</p><p>The species trait table for customizing monsters in the 2014 DMG was <strong>unbalanced as all heck</strong>. With abilities school adjustments gone <strong>there is no way</strong> to balance a goblins features with a lizardfolks features or a dragonborns features in a simple manner.</p><p></p><p>Nimble escape does not equal to dragon breath or hungry jaws or 2 Cantrips and 2 spells. </p><p></p><p>Some species would increase CR and some species would lower CR and not in a manageable way.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Minigiant, post: 9635959, member: 63508"] Sure it would be nice. But honestly it would just be adding nimble escape to any NPC block. And really if you're that new that you can't do that yourself then you're too new to use such a chart. That's the issue. For some species it's so easy you don't need the chart. and for other species, It would be so complex that it would take up a ton of page space and be better off with only being done via the knowledge of an experienced DM. Because The species trait table for customizing monsters in the 2014 DMG was [B]unbalanced as all heck[/B]. With abilities school adjustments gone [B]there is no way[/B] to balance a goblins features with a lizardfolks features or a dragonborns features in a simple manner. Nimble escape does not equal to dragon breath or hungry jaws or 2 Cantrips and 2 spells. Some species would increase CR and some species would lower CR and not in a manageable way. [/QUOTE]
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