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<blockquote data-quote="Hussar" data-source="post: 8672430" data-attributes="member: 22779">LOL.&nbsp; An &quot;original&quot; archetype is something of a contradiction in terms.&nbsp; If it's original, it's only an archetype if other things start following along in a similar vein.&nbsp; A rust monster isn't an archetype at all.&nbsp; Nor is a beholder.&nbsp; But, all this aside, what do you think a role is if it's not an archetype?&nbsp; Good grief, that's exactly what the roles ARE.&nbsp; They are archetypes.&nbsp; Which means that monsters that are build around literary archetypes or mythical archetypes fall into the categories that are defined by the different types.&nbsp; Which means that you stop having to reinvent the wheel with every monster.&nbsp; You start with a nice chassis - a CR X monster of this archetype will have a range of HP, AC and attack bonus and damage of Y.&nbsp; From that point you can fiddle around with some of the details, but 99% of the work is done for you and it works.&nbsp; Why is this a bad thing?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Hussar, post: 8672430, member: 22779"] LOL. An "original" archetype is something of a contradiction in terms. If it's original, it's only an archetype if other things start following along in a similar vein. A rust monster isn't an archetype at all. Nor is a beholder. But, all this aside, what do you think a role is if it's not an archetype? Good grief, that's exactly what the roles ARE. They are archetypes. Which means that monsters that are build around literary archetypes or mythical archetypes fall into the categories that are defined by the different types. Which means that you stop having to reinvent the wheel with every monster. You start with a nice chassis - a CR X monster of this archetype will have a range of HP, AC and attack bonus and damage of Y. From that point you can fiddle around with some of the details, but 99% of the work is done for you and it works. Why is this a bad thing? [/QUOTE]

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