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Message: <blockquote data-quote="AllisterH" data-source="post: 4097071" data-attributes="member: 51325">For reference:Gnoll Claw Fighter Level 6 Skirmisher * XP 250Medium Natural HumanoidInitiative: +7Senses: Perception +6; low-light visionHP 70; Bloodied 35AC 20; Fortitude 18, Reflex 16, Will 15Speed 8; see also mobile melee attackM Claw (standard; at-will)+11 vs. AC; 1d6 + 4 damage, or 1d6 + 6 while bloodied; see also pack attack belowM Clawing Charge (standard, when this creature charges; at-will)The gnoll claw fighter makes two claw attacks against a single target when it charges.M Mobile Melee Attack (standard; at-will)The gnoll claw fighter can move up to 4 squares and make one melee basic attack at any point during that movement. The gnoll doesn't provoke opportunity attacks when moving away from the target of its attack.I think the example fight shows the "labels" actually mean something. Compare how your fight with a skirmisher went with how it would've gone with the same level/xp Gnoll Brute.Gnoll Marauder Level 6 BruteMedium natural humanoid XP 250Initiative +5 Senses Perception +7, low light visionHP 84; Bloodied 42AC 18; Fortitude 18, Reflex 15, Will 15Speed 7m Spear (standard; at-will) * Weapon+10 vs AC; 1d8+6 damage or 1d8+8 while bloodied; see alsoquick bite and pack attackM Quick Bite (free; at-will)After the gnoll marauder makes a successful melee attackagainst a bloodied enemy, it takes a bite attack against the sametarget: +7 vs AC; 1d6+2 damage or 1d6+4 damage while bloodied.Even when bloodied, the skirmisher at BEST can only do 12 pts of damage per attack, while the Brute at a minimum when it is bloodied does 12 damage.In fact, the maximum the brute could do 26 pts of damage which is more than double what the skirmisher can do. Throw in the fact that it has an extra 14 HP and the Gnoll Brute is designed to stand and fight.I imagine the same thing would've happened if you put a Brute up against the Ranger. The ranger will make the Brute work for it, while the skirmisher will simply stomp on the ranger thanks to its combination of high speed movement.Similarly, sticking a monster that's ARTILLERY in melee with a fighter and even if a fighter is 5-6 levels lower, the artillery beastie is looking at a beatdown.I imagine that the ONLY monster that can take on ANY type of PC (striker, controller, defender, leader) would be a Solo. Even an Elite is probably not a one-size fits all monster (I imagine an Elite Brute would have a large problem taking down a pair of rangers at range).There's also the "save up and unleash" daily nova problem that I was slightly worried about. If a DM telegraphs his fights, the daily will be unleashed only at the BBEG battle (which I'm ambivalent about as whether or not it is a good thing)</blockquote>

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