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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mad Mac" data-source="post: 3827882" data-attributes="member: 27873"><a href="http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/drpr/20071012a" target="_blank">http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/drpr/20071012a</a>  I think Wizards is leaning more towards stuff like this playtest in 4E. Was the "woman" tied to the stake disguising herself with a spell straight out of the PHB with a set caster level, effect and duration? Probably not. Is there a new spell that turns commoners into Zombies and Goblins? Nah. It's all handwaving.   While I don't doubt some creatures will mantain "non-combat" abilities not listed in the statblock, ultimately you don't need rules for this sort of stuff most of the time. If you need your arch-villian to infiltrate and seduce the royal court, one agent at a time, it's not like you need to roll a bunch of charm person and diplomacy checks between adventures. He just does it. If he needs to open a portal to the abyss via the recently assembled McGuffin of Plot Furtheration, that's just what he does.</blockquote>