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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Jhaelen" data-source="post: 5705118" data-attributes="member: 46713">I'm leaning towards No.Every edition needs stats:What damage do the orcs' short swords do?What's their AC (chain mail + small shields)?etc.If all the information that is required to play the orcs in a combat encounter was included in the text you'd have exactly what you have in 4e: a statblock.If this was a 4e adventure, it wouldn't list the orcs' hit points and equipment, it would list their combat roles and a page reference.So, you _could_ definitely use that room description in 4e - all you need is to decide which kinds of orcs to use. If it's supposed to be a rather inconsequential combat, just make them all minions, then the combat is even about as quickly over as it would be in AD&D 1e.</blockquote>