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<blockquote data-quote="AdmundfortGeographer" data-source="post: 2946119" data-attributes="member: 4682">I've been a lurker on these threads, but I recently purchased the Epic Bestiary .pdf.I think it is unfortunate that the new format is not going to be used.&nbsp; I have judged countless convention tables and the new stat blocks have been a godsend.&nbsp; Having a table of players sit around waiting for me to seek out some lost &quot;splendid detail&quot; is not fun at all.&nbsp; I am much more likely to use all of the abilities of a creature with the new format because I am much less likely to miss them.&nbsp; More than likely what happens for a DM is to simply never use those designed details at all because they can't be located quickly.&nbsp; Suddenly the encounter is less than a challenge because the monster is being run less than effectively.&nbsp; The CR ends up being inaccurate because those nice details are never found by the average DM.&nbsp; And I'd think that of all the beasts it is an Epic beast with critical details that must not be missed, one would want to present them in a fashion the average DM could locate as easily as possible lest the ability not be used at all...The new stat block has been evolving, some of the criticised &quot;missing details&quot; are now included (such as AC break down is now added in the MM4).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="AdmundfortGeographer, post: 2946119, member: 4682"] I've been a lurker on these threads, but I recently purchased the Epic Bestiary .pdf. I think it is unfortunate that the new format is not going to be used. I have judged countless convention tables and the new stat blocks have been a godsend. Having a table of players sit around waiting for me to seek out some lost "splendid detail" is not fun at all. I am much more likely to use all of the abilities of a creature with the new format because I am much less likely to miss them. More than likely what happens for a DM is to simply never use those designed details at all because they can't be located quickly. Suddenly the encounter is less than a challenge because the monster is being run less than effectively. The CR ends up being inaccurate because those nice details are never found by the average DM. And I'd think that of all the beasts it is an Epic beast with critical details that must not be missed, one would want to present them in a fashion the average DM could locate as easily as possible lest the ability not be used at all... The new stat block has been evolving, some of the criticised "missing details" are now included (such as AC break down is now added in the MM4). [/QUOTE]

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