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<blockquote data-quote="LostSoul" data-source="post: 4626915" data-attributes="member: 386">So I've been thinking about this, and I don't get it.The bolded part had me confused.&nbsp; &quot;Of course the mechanics enforce the concept!&quot; I thought.&nbsp; &quot;What says small, sneaky, ranged-attacking race other than Lurkers and Skirmishers with Stealth, low Str, and ranged powers?&quot;But that's not what you mean, is it?&nbsp; You mean something like, &quot;We don't do it the 3E way - build the monster from its Stats first and then see what kind of roles it fits; we figure out what its role in the game is first and see what it needs to be.&quot;Though I don't see why you couldn't figure out what it's place in the game world is first, assign a level, and then use the mechanics to enforce your concept.&nbsp; I guess that's what I'm looking at - the level of the monster enforces a lot of stuff.(Stats affect Defenses if they are higher or lower than the average for that level; otherwise, they don't.)In both cases I think you start off with a character.&nbsp; I don't see the difference.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="LostSoul, post: 4626915, member: 386"] So I've been thinking about this, and I don't get it. The bolded part had me confused. "Of course the mechanics enforce the concept!" I thought. "What says small, sneaky, ranged-attacking race other than Lurkers and Skirmishers with Stealth, low Str, and ranged powers?" But that's not what you mean, is it? You mean something like, "We don't do it the 3E way - build the monster from its Stats first and then see what kind of roles it fits; we figure out what its role [i]in the game is[/i] first and see what it needs to be." Though I don't see why you couldn't figure out what it's place in the game world is first, assign a level, and then use the mechanics to enforce your concept. I guess that's what I'm looking at - the level of the monster enforces a lot of stuff. (Stats affect Defenses if they are higher or lower than the average for that level; otherwise, they don't.) In both cases I think you start off with a character. I don't see the difference. [/QUOTE]

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