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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mengu" data-source="post: 5372929" data-attributes="member: 65726">It's nearly impossible to have a useless monster in 4e. Everything is so reskinnable, we can just borrow ideas from this and that, and make a monster quite easily. As such, every monster idea has merit in some manner. Even something very simple that you might not think is worth the proverbial ink on paper because anyone with half a brain can create that creature, gives precedent to create simple creatures.One might think the xorn is a weird creature you might never use, but if you're trying to make a standard creature that attacks three times with a standard action and are looking for precedent, there you have it. Or you're looking to give a trencher mercenary a minor action "dig in", and are wondering what kind of bonus to give it, you can take a look at the xorn again.In previous editions, I used monsters out of the box all the time, and created my own on the odd occasion. In 4e, this is reversed. I make nearly all my creatures to fit my needs, with the odd exception being something simple like an Ogre Savage I might use as is. And yet, I value monster entries more in this edition than in previous editions. I'm always combing through the monsters in the compendium looking for traits and abilities to fit my needs.</blockquote>