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<blockquote data-quote="Henry" data-source="post: 4457101" data-attributes="member: 158">Because the auto-hit nature of the d20 is a rule that DIRECTLY impacts game play; giving players that chance to beat the odds is part of the fun for a game experience. However, minion vs. farmer is a game situation that almost NEVER occurs without PCs around to witness it; if PCs are there, you can assume the farmer is screwed, and he's not attacking a Hell-fiend, much less effectively - he's running, and he's begging for help from the PCs.Even discounting the fact that the Hell-fiend is likely going to win initiative, and the farmer is likely going to miss even if he wins, and the devil is likely going to hit, you have a situation that matters as much as detailed info on an NPC that the PCs would never see. You also would almost never have PCs fighting a single minion, especially if he's higher level. There was a statement in the WotC minions preview that went (paraphrased) &quot;The purpose of minions isn't so that level 1 PCs can get a lucky shot on a level 16 minion and net 1,000 XP.&quot; If you're facing a single minion, it's because he's a plot point and has some info to impart (either through interrogation or rifling through his corpse's pockets). Otherwise, there aren't any farmers out there facing down minions out of sight of the PCs, just like there weren't halfling commoners getting killed by house cats.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Henry, post: 4457101, member: 158"] Because the auto-hit nature of the d20 is a rule that DIRECTLY impacts game play; giving players that chance to beat the odds is part of the fun for a game experience. However, minion vs. farmer is a game situation that almost NEVER occurs without PCs around to witness it; if PCs are there, you can assume the farmer is screwed, and he's not attacking a Hell-fiend, much less effectively - he's running, and he's begging for help from the PCs. Even discounting the fact that the Hell-fiend is likely going to win initiative, and the farmer is likely going to miss even if he wins, and the devil is likely going to hit, you have a situation that matters as much as detailed info on an NPC that the PCs would never see. You also would almost never have PCs fighting a single minion, especially if he's higher level. There was a statement in the WotC minions preview that went (paraphrased) "The purpose of minions isn't so that level 1 PCs can get a lucky shot on a level 16 minion and net 1,000 XP." If you're facing a single minion, it's because he's a plot point and has some info to impart (either through interrogation or rifling through his corpse's pockets). Otherwise, there aren't any farmers out there facing down minions out of sight of the PCs, just like there weren't halfling commoners getting killed by house cats. [/QUOTE]

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