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<blockquote data-quote="James Gasik" data-source="post: 9589619" data-attributes="member: 6877472">A monster that does 2d10 damage with a longsword isn't much different than the Gladiator's ability to roll an additional weapon die on all attacks, beyond that it's spelled out as an ability.&nbsp; Going back to my &quot;No Prize&quot; rule, it's easy to surmise the enemy has such an ability, but it wasn't statted up to save space.And to be fair, other than explaining how, the ability has no other function- it cannot be disrupted, interacted with, or learned by any player character.&nbsp; It just is.This isn't even anything new- many monsters had double proficiency bonus on certain skill checks, like Perception or Stealth in their stat block, but the game never called out that they had some form of Expertise- the bonus is simply included in the numbers.Some would argue that this greater emphasis on simplicity causes something to be lost, but I don't see much difference from &quot;the Gladiator has an ability that breaks the rules&quot; and just having it break the rules- there is still a question of how and why it can break the rules in the first place that is left unsaid.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="James Gasik, post: 9589619, member: 6877472"] A monster that does 2d10 damage with a longsword isn't much different than the Gladiator's ability to roll an additional weapon die on all attacks, beyond that it's spelled out as an ability. Going back to my "No Prize" rule, it's easy to surmise the enemy has such an ability, but it wasn't statted up to save space. And to be fair, other than explaining how, the ability has no other function- it cannot be disrupted, interacted with, or learned by any player character. It just is. This isn't even anything new- many monsters had double proficiency bonus on certain skill checks, like Perception or Stealth in their stat block, but the game never called out that they had some form of Expertise- the bonus is simply included in the numbers. Some would argue that this greater emphasis on simplicity causes something to be lost, but I don't see much difference from "the Gladiator has an ability that breaks the rules" and just having it break the rules- there is still a question of how and why it can break the rules in the first place that is left unsaid. [/QUOTE]

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