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<blockquote data-quote="CapnZapp" data-source="post: 6956244" data-attributes="member: 12731">The problem here OB1 is that now you're arguing against a straw man. Yes, it's easy and correct to argue &quot;No monster manual can ever hope to provide all of the info needed for every possible party to encounter it.&quot;But no, that is something nobody has asked for. I suggested a three round selection of Cast actions, not a complete reproduction of the PHB stats of the complete spell list. Two questions for you:1. Why doesn't each PHB spell indicate which classes get said spell? Having something like &quot;Clr 2, Drd 2&quot; was quite the timesaver in 3e. Especially with how 5e does away with the easy classification of spells as either &quot;arcane&quot; or &quot;divine&quot; - you can no longer assume a spell is on a given class' spell list.2. Why doesn't the MM easily indicate which spells of caster-enabled monsters require Concentration? Having this would be quite the boon for avoiding &quot;cheats&quot; where you accidentally have your monster cast a spell without that disrupting the concentration of a buff. (Do note how Volo does indicate which spells are of the NPC's school, since that triggers a listed ability)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="CapnZapp, post: 6956244, member: 12731"] The problem here OB1 is that now you're arguing against a straw man. Yes, it's easy and correct to argue "No monster manual can ever hope to provide all of the info needed for every possible party to encounter it." But no, that is something nobody has asked for. I suggested a three round selection of Cast actions, not a complete reproduction of the PHB stats of the complete spell list. Two questions for you: 1. Why doesn't each PHB spell indicate which classes get said spell? Having something like "Clr 2, Drd 2" was quite the timesaver in 3e. Especially with how 5e does away with the easy classification of spells as either "arcane" or "divine" - you can no longer assume a spell is on a given class' spell list. 2. Why doesn't the MM easily indicate which spells of caster-enabled monsters require Concentration? Having this would be quite the boon for avoiding "cheats" where you accidentally have your monster cast a spell without that disrupting the concentration of a buff. (Do note how Volo does indicate which spells are of the NPC's school, since that triggers a listed ability) [/QUOTE]

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