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<blockquote data-quote="Stormonu" data-source="post: 9744369" data-attributes="member: 52734">I have no issue with the different methods of building &quot;monsters&quot; vs. PCs/DMPCs.&nbsp; If I want a NPC who will be travelling with and aiding the party, I will build out an actual character.&nbsp;&nbsp; If I expect them to be pure opposition, I'll just use monster stats.Back in 2014, I started to build plenty of monster stat blocks based on PC abilities (and came to realize 1 CR is about 3-4 levels of a PC).&nbsp; It can be done,&nbsp; WotC is just trying to help DMs by simplifying running 10 monsters vs. a player running only one - and do it by plopping something down in 10 seconds and not puzzle out how to run it appropriately.&nbsp; If you prefer your NPCs to be built exactly like PCs, then do so.&nbsp; You don't have to drop in a CR whatever &quot;Archmage&quot; just because there's a stat block in some MM.&nbsp; If you make it custom,&nbsp; just be ready to deal with any headaches when poring over a level 14's wizards spell list for what they'll do next.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Stormonu, post: 9744369, member: 52734"] I have no issue with the different methods of building "monsters" vs. PCs/DMPCs. If I want a NPC who will be travelling with and aiding the party, I will build out an actual character. If I expect them to be pure opposition, I'll just use monster stats. Back in 2014, I started to build plenty of monster stat blocks based on PC abilities (and came to realize 1 CR is about 3-4 levels of a PC). It can be done, WotC is just trying to help DMs by simplifying running 10 monsters vs. a player running only one - and do it by plopping something down in 10 seconds and not puzzle out how to run it appropriately. If you prefer your NPCs to be built exactly like PCs, then do so. You don't have to drop in a CR whatever "Archmage" just because there's a stat block in some MM. If you make it custom, just be ready to deal with any headaches when poring over a level 14's wizards spell list for what they'll do next. [/QUOTE]

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