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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Brown Jenkin" data-source="post: 671609" data-attributes="member: 2572">Changes to DR effect any published monster with DR. The new system in not in addition to the old but instead of. The new edition will be ballanced for material DR not magic weapon DR so using an old version of a monster will not be balanced properly under the new rules. If you don't convert a module properly you also run the risk if you just replace a new monster with an old that the module will not allow access to a weapon that can beat the new DR type. See above, but it is more than premanufactured modules. All previous monsters will have imbalanced DRs meaning you need to use the new ones. Additionally the monsters are being rewritten alot (see the Pit Fiend) so CRs will be different, meaning you cant just use the new version without accounting for the differences.This will have a major impact on any previous spellcasting NPC. Spells are being rewritten and so are spell lists. A NPC may no longer have access to spells on thier lists (either because it was removed or bumped up a level), and these spells were selected for the effects they achieve. A wizard by himself will no longer take Haste, and a substitute usefull spell will have to be substituted. Additionally spell names are changing meaning that spells may no longer be listed under the right names (Not a problem if you own the old books, but if you only own 3.5 this is a problem)An unmodified ranger will be frontloaded and at low levels possibly have more feats than he should. Monks are being changed as well although we don't know the details yet. As for skill points. Extra skill points can have an impact if they a put in things like Jump or Tumble.  My point is these NPCs are wrong as is. Sure you can use the old ones, but since they are not balanced for the new system and don't follow the rules, I can just as easily make up random statblocks without following the rules and be just as accurate and legal.</blockquote>

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