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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Hypersmurf" data-source="post: 3353664" data-attributes="member: 1656">They really do, and they really aren't, and there already is - in the PHB <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />And remember, even if you want to insert the 'Notch' concept, Zombies and Slow spells are already different.  Zombies are restricted to a standard or move action.  A Slowed character is restricted to a standard or move action, and moves at half speed - they're a notch behind even Zombies.So your Notch diagram should read:Stunned/Dazed Notch (No actions)Nauseated Notch (Move action only)Slowed Notch (Move or Standard action only, and reduced to half speed)Staggered/Surprise Round/Zombie Notch (Move or Standard action only)Normal NotchHasted NotchSo a Slow spell moves a Normal person down two notches, but a Hasted person down only one notch.A Haste spell moves a Normal person up one notch, and a Slowed person up two notches.And obviously, by the Notch theory, a Haste spell should have the same effect on a Zombie, a Staggered person, and someone in the surprise round... which is a different effect to what it should have on a Slowed person.... right?-Hyp.</blockquote>