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<blockquote data-quote="satori01" data-source="post: 3062742" data-attributes="member: 7859">Problem is, at the moment D&amp;D is owned by a (parent) company that deals primarily in high profit margin items.&nbsp; I'm quite sure the compartively low margin WOTC books get a lot of scrutiny. Look at the saga of the 'New' Monster Stat Block.&nbsp; Basic model appears in Dragon and Dungeon...works fine.In hardback we first see it used in Complete Psionic were it is, to put it politely...it is an embarasement.&nbsp; Those stats are effectively unusable, especially when most DMs will just use an existing, easy to use monster in its place.&nbsp; I seriously doubt the designers on those books felt those stat blocks were finished.Progress now to Race of the Dragon.&nbsp; Stat blocks are better, but still abreviated.&nbsp; Then move on to Hordes of the Abyss.&nbsp; Stat blocks are fine except for no listing of what number was used for the pre added Power Attack figure.&nbsp; Did Demon X hit for 2 points of PA or 4?&nbsp; The world will never know because the math really breaks down when you look at it hard.&nbsp; We also learn from James Jacobs that when he submited the monsters that PA # was included.&nbsp;&nbsp; Did some bean counter decided to save on ink?Move on to MM IV where the stat block is perfectly fine and usuable,&nbsp; and no creature has any prefigured Power Attack modifiers in it.&nbsp; Why the change?&nbsp; 3.5 MM started the preconfigured PA trend why stop now.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="satori01, post: 3062742, member: 7859"] Problem is, at the moment D&D is owned by a (parent) company that deals primarily in high profit margin items. I'm quite sure the compartively low margin WOTC books get a lot of scrutiny. Look at the saga of the 'New' Monster Stat Block. Basic model appears in Dragon and Dungeon...works fine. In hardback we first see it used in Complete Psionic were it is, to put it politely...it is an embarasement. Those stats are effectively unusable, especially when most DMs will just use an existing, easy to use monster in its place. I seriously doubt the designers on those books felt those stat blocks were finished. Progress now to Race of the Dragon. Stat blocks are better, but still abreviated. Then move on to Hordes of the Abyss. Stat blocks are fine except for no listing of what number was used for the pre added Power Attack figure. Did Demon X hit for 2 points of PA or 4? The world will never know because the math really breaks down when you look at it hard. We also learn from James Jacobs that when he submited the monsters that PA # was included. Did some bean counter decided to save on ink? Move on to MM IV where the stat block is perfectly fine and usuable, and no creature has any prefigured Power Attack modifiers in it. Why the change? 3.5 MM started the preconfigured PA trend why stop now. [/QUOTE]

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