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<blockquote data-quote="Vascant" data-source="post: 2779908" data-attributes="member: 13927">During the 1e days, I agree just about any DM could wing it without a complete stat block for every creature at every encounter.&nbsp; Then 3e came along, I notice some trends starting to form during situations when I would have to revert to my old format.&nbsp; So I started creating detailed stat blocks for everything.&nbsp; I DM for 3 different groups so this started eat at a huge chunk of time even with re-using old NPC stats in some cases.&nbsp; This is what caused me to work on my projects, creating generators to handle my needs as a DM.&nbsp; Now I have the best of both worlds, I can wing just about anything these days and have the complete stat blocks I enjoy.&nbsp; I think it comes down to what you desire from your game as a DM.&nbsp; If you are winging it so to speak, you tend to adjust the out come even if you are not aware of it.&nbsp; Just human nature.&nbsp; When I DM, I view I manage a world and the PCs make up the story.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Vascant, post: 2779908, member: 13927"] During the 1e days, I agree just about any DM could wing it without a complete stat block for every creature at every encounter. Then 3e came along, I notice some trends starting to form during situations when I would have to revert to my old format. So I started creating detailed stat blocks for everything. I DM for 3 different groups so this started eat at a huge chunk of time even with re-using old NPC stats in some cases. This is what caused me to work on my projects, creating generators to handle my needs as a DM. Now I have the best of both worlds, I can wing just about anything these days and have the complete stat blocks I enjoy. I think it comes down to what you desire from your game as a DM. If you are winging it so to speak, you tend to adjust the out come even if you are not aware of it. Just human nature. When I DM, I view I manage a world and the PCs make up the story. [/QUOTE]

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