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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Ramaster" data-source="post: 5885260" data-attributes="member: 6687585"><p><span style="color: white"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">This is how I think monster building should be handled:</span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: white"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">First, you pick a role (as in “4e monster’s roles), then you pick a level and consult a table that gives you all the stats for a monster of that level/role. </span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: white"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">Say I need a 7th level Brute. I look up 7th level on the “Brute” table and get the following stats: </span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: white"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">HP – 34</span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: white"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">AC - 19</span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: white"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">Attack - +9</span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: white"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">DC (For the effects it might generate) - 18</span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: white"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">Damage – 21 (Here it gives you some examples of ways to get that average damage: 2d6+14 / 4d4+11 etc.)</span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: white"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">Fort – +9</span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: white"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">Ref - +4</span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: white"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">Will - +5</span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: white"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">Etc…</span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: white"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">Then you pick a “theme” for the monster. For example, Orc, Dwarf, Beholder, etc. These examples give you some modifications and some additional abilities/stats. The orc might give you +1 to attack and fort, but a -1 to AC and Will; The dwarf may give you +1 HP per level and +1 AC, but a -1 penalty to Reflex and Speed; The Beholder one gives you a couple more attacks, at reduced bonus, maybe a boost to the DC of its effects and the floating ability.</span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: white"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">Some of the Special Powers and effects can be assigned by the DM on the fly, perhaps with a table to generate them randomly if need be.</span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: white"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">Further expansions could give more specialized Themes, like Frontline Orc, Dwarven Defender or Fire-born Beholder with skills that reflect their flavor.</span></span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>

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