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<blockquote data-quote="dave2008" data-source="post: 7486979" data-attributes="member: 83242"><p>I guess that just feels wrong to me - to each his or her own. I want to design my monsters for the world first and then for the game. If I was design I game I can see where my priorities are should be the opposite, but I am not. These are exercises in world building for me, and your approach doesn't make sense to me in that context. To be clear, I have not issue with what you are doing - it doesn't work for me, but I'm fine with that. I just wanted to voice my opinion, you don't agree and that is all good.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I prefer my approach, but it is your thread and if that works for you - grand! I just thought I would help with something I thought was an issue. You don't see that and that's gravy! I prefer if it were related to 1e tradition a little more. It doesn't seem like it change balance much, it would relate more to the 1e original, and (for me) make more sense w/ dragon size.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>In 1e terms she is tougher than any of the gods in Deities in Demigods. More HP, better AC, and better DPR. You gave all her stats like they did in Deities and Demigods (they didn't do that in the MM). You didn't call her a god, but in 1e terms she certainly plays that way (IMO).</p><p></p><p>We never played high level 1e, I think 9th level was as high as we got, so maybe she is assailable to high level PCs., but any 1e I have ever played this Tiamat (which I generally love by the way) an insta-kill.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dave2008, post: 7486979, member: 83242"] I guess that just feels wrong to me - to each his or her own. I want to design my monsters for the world first and then for the game. If I was design I game I can see where my priorities are should be the opposite, but I am not. These are exercises in world building for me, and your approach doesn't make sense to me in that context. To be clear, I have not issue with what you are doing - it doesn't work for me, but I'm fine with that. I just wanted to voice my opinion, you don't agree and that is all good. I prefer my approach, but it is your thread and if that works for you - grand! I just thought I would help with something I thought was an issue. You don't see that and that's gravy! I prefer if it were related to 1e tradition a little more. It doesn't seem like it change balance much, it would relate more to the 1e original, and (for me) make more sense w/ dragon size. In 1e terms she is tougher than any of the gods in Deities in Demigods. More HP, better AC, and better DPR. You gave all her stats like they did in Deities and Demigods (they didn't do that in the MM). You didn't call her a god, but in 1e terms she certainly plays that way (IMO). We never played high level 1e, I think 9th level was as high as we got, so maybe she is assailable to high level PCs., but any 1e I have ever played this Tiamat (which I generally love by the way) an insta-kill. [/QUOTE]
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