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<blockquote data-quote="Vaeron" data-source="post: 4182743" data-attributes="member: 3956">Well, there's a couple problems with that.&nbsp; How is the wizard going to know they're Kobold Minions and not Kobold Skirmishers?&nbsp; Instead of describing the creature, just say &quot;You are attacked by a Kobold Minion(tm)?&quot;&nbsp; One example given somewhere (some WoTC blog) on keeping players on their toes was having a tavern attacked by some zombie minions, but having an actual zombie mixed in with the bunch.Another problem is that minions wear armor just like everyone else, so are not necessarily any easier to hit, and many of them gain to hit or damage bonuses thru assisting adjacent allies with their own attacks.Also, they don't have 0 hitpoints, that's a false statement.&nbsp; Kobold Minion have only 1 hitpoint.&nbsp; Vampire Spawn are minions that have about 10 hitpoints.&nbsp; Think of minions as the &quot;generic soldiers of the evil empire&quot; in a scifi movie, you know - the ones who everyone is scared of but the heros mow them down with no problem (aka Stormtroopers).4e no longer has ridiculous contrivances like level 20 commoners.&nbsp; Most creatures are just ordinary creatures, and that's what a minion is.&nbsp; A typical member of their race.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Vaeron, post: 4182743, member: 3956"] Well, there's a couple problems with that. How is the wizard going to know they're Kobold Minions and not Kobold Skirmishers? Instead of describing the creature, just say "You are attacked by a Kobold Minion(tm)?" One example given somewhere (some WoTC blog) on keeping players on their toes was having a tavern attacked by some zombie minions, but having an actual zombie mixed in with the bunch. Another problem is that minions wear armor just like everyone else, so are not necessarily any easier to hit, and many of them gain to hit or damage bonuses thru assisting adjacent allies with their own attacks. Also, they don't have 0 hitpoints, that's a false statement. Kobold Minion have only 1 hitpoint. Vampire Spawn are minions that have about 10 hitpoints. Think of minions as the "generic soldiers of the evil empire" in a scifi movie, you know - the ones who everyone is scared of but the heros mow them down with no problem (aka Stormtroopers). 4e no longer has ridiculous contrivances like level 20 commoners. Most creatures are just ordinary creatures, and that's what a minion is. A typical member of their race. [/QUOTE]

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