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Message: <blockquote data-quote="howandwhy99" data-source="post: 4034550" data-attributes="member: 3192">Actually, I'm hoping 4e brings a wider monster creation ruleset back to the table so you can fudge these things.. er, at the table.I know I'm like EB in I design with blank pieces of paper first and fit rules on after the fact. If the monster includes a unique combat option, I can live with that, it's a monster culture thing. But if it's something beyond the learning of a PC, a feat option or whatever, than I'd probably remove it. It's a sim thing, yes. It's not like I'd add in feat rules for breathing like a dragon (actually, I don't prefer feat systems at all...), but it's pretty obvious some things are PC-learnable and others notEDIT: Hey, I don't care. My roman legionnaires are uniquely good at lots of things (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_infantry_tactics" target="_blank">link</a>), but it's because of their culture.  I'm a Simmie, so as long as it makes sense for me from my characters perspective, it's all good.  ...I've even come to think Per Encounter powers can work.  Sadly, I can only think of a few cases like Barbarian Rage, Fatigue, etc.  Those work like they would in a real world though, so I'm hoping other P/E powers do too.  You know, generic setting, easily-adaptable descriptions.  I'm goofy.  I work backwards.  Description first, rules second.  Character description, monster description, spell description..... and then never tell the players the rules.   <img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/devious.png"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":]" title="Devious    :]" data-shortname=":]" />  ..that way, if necessary, I can just tell the player an description in character.  Not that it'll be all that accurate, but...</blockquote>

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