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<blockquote data-quote="dave2008" data-source="post: 7831021" data-attributes="member: 83242"><p>I get all of that, but this is a discussion of the design guide for monsters, not the monsters in the Bestiary. IMO, the guidelines don't really help me make monsters that match the Bestiary. They don't give me worthwhile guidance on how to balance the various dials and knobs they offer to make an interesting monster. That is my issue, not whether or not you can have high HP and low HP or vulnerabilities and resistances, but how you apply them to make a level monster. </p><p></p><p>I do want to clarify what I am discussing in terms of "guidance." There is some helpful discussion about pushing and pulling various aspects of the stats to achieve the right balance. However, since the system math is so tight, as you have often commented on, I expected the monster creation rules would follow. I was expecting mathematical guidance, not just verbal. I was expecting something more, that is all. The document is fine, it is just a disappointment for what i was expecting and think it could be.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dave2008, post: 7831021, member: 83242"] I get all of that, but this is a discussion of the design guide for monsters, not the monsters in the Bestiary. IMO, the guidelines don't really help me make monsters that match the Bestiary. They don't give me worthwhile guidance on how to balance the various dials and knobs they offer to make an interesting monster. That is my issue, not whether or not you can have high HP and low HP or vulnerabilities and resistances, but how you apply them to make a level monster. I do want to clarify what I am discussing in terms of "guidance." There is some helpful discussion about pushing and pulling various aspects of the stats to achieve the right balance. However, since the system math is so tight, as you have often commented on, I expected the monster creation rules would follow. I was expecting mathematical guidance, not just verbal. I was expecting something more, that is all. The document is fine, it is just a disappointment for what i was expecting and think it could be. [/QUOTE]
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