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Minions with 1hp - Can anyone justify this?
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<blockquote data-quote="Goumindong" data-source="post: 4387497" data-attributes="member: 70874"><p>No it really does, because its pretty much RAW and RAI. People here who are complaining that minions have 1 HP are largely complaining that in fights that do not involve players these 1 HP monsters would be killed by things that should not kill them. But RAW and RAI this is not true, since its NPC against NPC they pretty much do what you want. The DMG explicitly tells you that you should probably not roll these interactions.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>No one is saying the monsters disappear when the PC's aren't there, they are saying that the concept of "minion" does. Its only a "minion" when the PCs are there fighting it. And when the PC's aren't there fighting it, its whatever it needs to be to make the plot expedient. </p><p></p><p>When the Legion Devil Hellguards go into a town and raze it to the ground they are freaking Devils. When the PC's come they just happen to be Devils that the PC's are so much stronger than that BoB the Fighter the third can take them out with a single elbow drop and/or mailed fist. But against the townsfolk they are still unstoppable monsters of unspeakable doom.</p><p></p><p>I.E. against the townsfolk the Legion Devil Hellguards are level 5 soldiers and the townsfolk are level 1 minions. But against the heroes the Legion Devil Hellguards are level 11 minions and the PCs are level 11 heroes.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Goumindong, post: 4387497, member: 70874"] No it really does, because its pretty much RAW and RAI. People here who are complaining that minions have 1 HP are largely complaining that in fights that do not involve players these 1 HP monsters would be killed by things that should not kill them. But RAW and RAI this is not true, since its NPC against NPC they pretty much do what you want. The DMG explicitly tells you that you should probably not roll these interactions. No one is saying the monsters disappear when the PC's aren't there, they are saying that the concept of "minion" does. Its only a "minion" when the PCs are there fighting it. And when the PC's aren't there fighting it, its whatever it needs to be to make the plot expedient. When the Legion Devil Hellguards go into a town and raze it to the ground they are freaking Devils. When the PC's come they just happen to be Devils that the PC's are so much stronger than that BoB the Fighter the third can take them out with a single elbow drop and/or mailed fist. But against the townsfolk they are still unstoppable monsters of unspeakable doom. I.E. against the townsfolk the Legion Devil Hellguards are level 5 soldiers and the townsfolk are level 1 minions. But against the heroes the Legion Devil Hellguards are level 11 minions and the PCs are level 11 heroes. [/QUOTE]
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