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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Fieari" data-source="post: 2945347" data-attributes="member: 16221">The new statblock format works quite well for high level NPCs, and prefer it to all other formats... well, as long as you make 1 or 2 minor adjustments, like including the full details for HP and AC... a level adjustment entry might be nice too.  And a couple other entries would be useful, such as for miss chance, regen, that sort of thing.  But the cool thing about this statblock is that due to how it's organized, it's VERY obvious where such information should be placed!Check out my version of <a href="http://d20npcs.wikia.com/wiki/The_Angel_of_Death" target="_blank">The Angel of Death</a> on the wiki.  The Auras are important, as they're the first thing the PCs will encounter, and as such are right at the top.  In the standard entry, these would be lumped in, in alphabetical order, not logical order, in the "Special Qualities" section, along with regen, immunities, resistances, SR, DR, and all the other features, making them hard to pick out.  Up with the auras are all the information you need to know BEFORE a battle starts.Then there's all the defensive information; AC, HP, Miss Chance, DR, Regen, Immunities, Resistances, Saves, Weaknesses... all in one place, not lumped into "SQ" like all the other formats do.  Note how many special qualities this thing would have... an organizational NIGHTMARE!Then theres the attack information, including "Attack Options", which highlights the feats that might otherwise be overlooked.  When you have more than 30 feats, picking out that it can power attack or combat expertise would be tricky, and all too easy to miss while running the monster.  The sneak attack is seperated from the "Special Qualities" and put next to the other attack info where it belongs.  To save space, the "Single Attack" entry is gone; and who really needs it anyway?  Just take the first attack from the full attack line!Only then, after the IMPORTANT info is out of the way, is all the other stuff described.  For -full- information, this would probably be a nice place to put the stuff that the official form of the statblock leaves out, like LA and Treasure.I -love- the new statblock format, and can't imagine trying to run high level characters without it.  There's simply so much information!  If it wasn't organized, how could you expect to find ANYTHING in the heat of the moment?</blockquote>

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