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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Lanefan" data-source="post: 4784610" data-attributes="member: 29398">Does one have to be subscribed to read the article?  If yes, then as a non-subscriber I guess I'm out of luck.That said, game transparency is an interesting topic.  I'd rather the transparency be reactive rather than proactive - e.g. in the minion example, after easily taking down one or two minions you-as-character can start to tell the foes apart, and at that point the DM can react by describing "yeah, these four over here seem similar to the two you already clobbered, but that guy up the middle seems a lot rougher and tougher"; as opposed to proactively describing such a difference (unless, of course, it's blatantly obvious) before you've even asked or engaged.And sometimes, you just can't tell.  Zombies all look the same - the only possible way you can tell them apart stats-wise is after the fact, when you realize some went down easy and some took a lot more work. (note that you can achieve exactly the same effect by randomizing their hit points, giving minions a chance to survive a blow or two)Lanefan</blockquote>