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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mustrum_Ridcully" data-source="post: 4094414" data-attributes="member: 710">That's my general assumption and I am sticking to it. On a side note: I used to make my own monsters, with fine detail. To some degree, I still do it. But once I picked up Mastering Iron Heroes, and got the first glimpse of the villain classes, DMing has becoming a lot easier for me. No more fiddly skill points. Just give them the skills listed in the class, done. And then I went further. "damn these skill selection - this guy needes Diplomacy, so he'll get it!". Then I went even further, upon reading the articles on Minion/Elite/Solo monsters in 4E. "Screw HD advancement. This is an elite monster. Double hit points, add these feats, and add +1 CR. This is a minion monster - half hit points, reduce damage/attacks/spells, and CR -2. Done."I suddenly felt freed. I could do monsters faster. I still put a lot of effort in the "special effects" of the monster, but creating the "base characteristics" got easier. Monster building is no loner the chore it seemed to be. "Skills: This is what it needs to fulfill its role in the adventure. Skill points per HD? Who cares?"</blockquote>