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<blockquote data-quote="DND_Reborn" data-source="post: 8662986" data-attributes="member: 6987520"><p>I shared the new Vecna with a friend/former player this afternoon, and after he was done looking it over, I asked him what he thought. His first response: <em>Where are all the spells? I see some, but where are the rest? </em>(To be clear, I did NOT prompt him about it at all!)</p><p></p><p>Now, he has played 5E a bit, was part of my online game about a year ago, and works with me on the 5E Mod we're developing. So, our discussion made me realize this:</p><p></p><p>My final thoughts on the whole new stat block is this: they went too far, again.... (like other design philosophies such as BA).</p><p></p><p>Simplifying the stat block is fine, but for a creature like a lich, it was too far. It would have been possible to cut back about 50%, not 75-80%, the spell options.</p><p></p><p>I've got a big project coming up the next few days, but when I have time I'll make an attempt at what I am talking about with a different version of Vecna.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DND_Reborn, post: 8662986, member: 6987520"] I shared the new Vecna with a friend/former player this afternoon, and after he was done looking it over, I asked him what he thought. His first response: [I]Where are all the spells? I see some, but where are the rest? [/I](To be clear, I did NOT prompt him about it at all!) Now, he has played 5E a bit, was part of my online game about a year ago, and works with me on the 5E Mod we're developing. So, our discussion made me realize this: My final thoughts on the whole new stat block is this: they went too far, again.... (like other design philosophies such as BA). Simplifying the stat block is fine, but for a creature like a lich, it was too far. It would have been possible to cut back about 50%, not 75-80%, the spell options. I've got a big project coming up the next few days, but when I have time I'll make an attempt at what I am talking about with a different version of Vecna. [/QUOTE]
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