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<blockquote data-quote="Jaeger" data-source="post: 8519546" data-attributes="member: 27996"><p>First - you don't need full stat blocks for NPC's. They're NPC's. </p><p></p><p>Redhammer is correct, appendix B is the #1 pace to go. Just remember you don't have to copy the full stat block to use them in the game.</p><p></p><p>All you really need is the HP, AC, and what attacks they have.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Baldurs_Underdark has it right. 100%</p><p></p><p>I was going to type a reply, but I'd just repeat him.</p><p></p><p>Just a quick 3-4 line write up is the way to go. Maybe add - Saves at: +3</p><p></p><p>Yes, it's a single save for everything. Your players will never know the difference.</p><p></p><p>For 99% of what a GM does, You just don't need a full stat block. <em>(IMHO WotC adding in the full 6 stat block for monsters was a mistake.)</em></p><p></p><p>A common mistake is thinking you have to emulate the MM stat block when you prep for a session. Too much work. Don't do it.</p><p></p><p>Just use the NPC shorthand Baldurs showed. Even when copying from the MM. </p><p></p><p>The only time it is worth more effort is for a major villain that the PC's have been after. Even then you shouldn't have to do more than a few of them for an entire campaign.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jaeger, post: 8519546, member: 27996"] First - you don't need full stat blocks for NPC's. They're NPC's. Redhammer is correct, appendix B is the #1 pace to go. Just remember you don't have to copy the full stat block to use them in the game. All you really need is the HP, AC, and what attacks they have. Baldurs_Underdark has it right. 100% I was going to type a reply, but I'd just repeat him. Just a quick 3-4 line write up is the way to go. Maybe add - Saves at: +3 Yes, it's a single save for everything. Your players will never know the difference. For 99% of what a GM does, You just don't need a full stat block. [I](IMHO WotC adding in the full 6 stat block for monsters was a mistake.)[/I] A common mistake is thinking you have to emulate the MM stat block when you prep for a session. Too much work. Don't do it. Just use the NPC shorthand Baldurs showed. Even when copying from the MM. The only time it is worth more effort is for a major villain that the PC's have been after. Even then you shouldn't have to do more than a few of them for an entire campaign. [/QUOTE]
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