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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ruemere" data-source="post: 9363630" data-attributes="member: 5515">Umm. I beg to differ. I've laid out some monster stats for 13th Age and it was way easier or simpler to adjudicate.Here's a short and sweet example (minus fancy formatting):(<a href="https://www.13thagesrd.com/monsters/" target="_blank">Monsters – 13th Age SRD</a>)BearNormal, 2nd level, Troop, BeastInitiative +4Bite +7 vs. AC — 6 damageNatural even hit: The target takes +1d6 damage from a claw swipe.AC    17PD    16MD   12HP    45The creature name is "Bear".No flavor text.Normal means there are no specials among its stats (i.e. it uses default ability array for its level).2nd level - use normal values for 2nd level creature.Troop: this is pretty important as it provides you with a clue as to how to use it in encounter. A troop is a simple creature with no specials, appears in numbers, and accounting upkeep for such creature is minimal.Beast - a creature type. Sometimes it brings specials to the table. At other times, it means it can be targeted by certain abilities.Initiative +4 - when you roll initiative, add 4 to the roll.Bite +7 vs. AC — 6 damage: This is the creature's attack. Its called a "Bite". It has +7 to hit on attack roll. It targets defense stat of AC (armor rating). If it hits it does 6 damage.Natural even hit: This is what happens when the Bear attacks, scores a hit and d20 rolls an even number. Basically, a random additional damage.And then we go with defense stats:AC - armor ratingPD - measure of one's toughnessMD - the ability to resist using sheer willpowerHP - the hitpointsOn the opposite end of complexity spectrum is probably a spellcaster creature like a lich. Actually, there is a whole family of liches, from a Baroness to a Prince, and their statblocks have some spells (as attacks), specials (like Blink and you missed it), and Nastier Specials (a section for stroonger variants of a given creature).Here's one of complicated attacks (C prefix stands for a Close range attack, Close range attacks do not provoke attacks of opportunity):C: Soul rend +17 vs. PD (each nearby enemy) — 30 negative energy damage, and ghostly hands reach up from the ground and grab the target (as they try to pull the target’s spirit out of its body) Ghostly grasping hands: When a creature is being grabbed by the ghostly hands, it takes 30 negative energy damage at the start of its turn and must make a last gasp save. On the fourth failed last gasp save, the creature’s soul is torn from it and it dies. Unconscious creatures take a –4 penalty to their last gasp saves. Note, grabbed creatures take a –5 penalty to disengage checks. Limited use: 2/battle.Here's a new type of special ability:Blink and you missed it: Once per battle when an attack would hit the lich prince, the attack misses instead and the lich teleports to a nearby location it can see as a free action.And so here's the question:What did you find to be difficult about the statblock?</blockquote>

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