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<blockquote data-quote="ProdigalTim" data-source="post: 4613058" data-attributes="member: 78269">When we were running Shadowfell, my DM didn't tell us which monsters were minions directly, but we were able to figure it out easily enough through a combination of his descriptions and the minis that were used.&nbsp; Personally, I don't care for the concept of minions, but I can understand how they could add a very badass action movie aspect to combat for some.&nbsp; I think it takes away from the fun of combat a little bit if people are having to hold back and play whack-a-mole until they figure out which is which - but I can see the argument that it adds additional tactical considerations which may be fun for some.&nbsp; All said, I would find it difficult to do away with them, however, were I DMing, as I think there are a fair number of powers and the like that are engineered to, or are at least primarily effective at, demolishing large numbers of em rapidly.Has anyone done away with minions in their campaigns?&nbsp; How did it work out?&nbsp; Were wizards or other classes with AoEs affected?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ProdigalTim, post: 4613058, member: 78269"] When we were running Shadowfell, my DM didn't tell us which monsters were minions directly, but we were able to figure it out easily enough through a combination of his descriptions and the minis that were used. Personally, I don't care for the concept of minions, but I can understand how they could add a very badass action movie aspect to combat for some. I think it takes away from the fun of combat a little bit if people are having to hold back and play whack-a-mole until they figure out which is which - but I can see the argument that it adds additional tactical considerations which may be fun for some. All said, I would find it difficult to do away with them, however, were I DMing, as I think there are a fair number of powers and the like that are engineered to, or are at least primarily effective at, demolishing large numbers of em rapidly. Has anyone done away with minions in their campaigns? How did it work out? Were wizards or other classes with AoEs affected? [/QUOTE]

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