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Spells in Stat Blocks are Terrible
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<blockquote data-quote="Stormonu" data-source="post: 6336054" data-attributes="member: 52734"><p>My guess is that somewhere around 80% or more of the monsters we find in the MM won't have spells - for 10th level or lower, at least.</p><p></p><p>However, I agree that in those cases where we do get spell-using opponents, I'd prefer a quick spell summary so I don't have to spend time memorizing it ahead of time or waste time looking it up in the middle of the game. Say, something like (not up on the 5E stats, just making it up).</p><p></p><p>Sleep; Range 30 ft.; 4HD put to sleep (Wis DC 12 negate); Duration 1 minute</p><p>Magic Missile; Range 400 ft.; Auto-hit; 1d4+1 force damage</p><p>Silence; Range 30 ft.; 20-ft. radius area of silence; Static area or Wis DC 13 negate); Duration 5 minutes</p><p>Fireball; Range 400 ft; 30-ft radius area; 6d6 (Dex DC 14 half)</p><p></p><p>If the corner cases come up, <em>then</em> you can go look up the spell details.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Stormonu, post: 6336054, member: 52734"] My guess is that somewhere around 80% or more of the monsters we find in the MM won't have spells - for 10th level or lower, at least. However, I agree that in those cases where we do get spell-using opponents, I'd prefer a quick spell summary so I don't have to spend time memorizing it ahead of time or waste time looking it up in the middle of the game. Say, something like (not up on the 5E stats, just making it up). Sleep; Range 30 ft.; 4HD put to sleep (Wis DC 12 negate); Duration 1 minute Magic Missile; Range 400 ft.; Auto-hit; 1d4+1 force damage Silence; Range 30 ft.; 20-ft. radius area of silence; Static area or Wis DC 13 negate); Duration 5 minutes Fireball; Range 400 ft; 30-ft radius area; 6d6 (Dex DC 14 half) If the corner cases come up, [I]then[/I] you can go look up the spell details. [/QUOTE]
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