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Message: <blockquote data-quote="med stud" data-source="post: 4183823" data-attributes="member: 1211">I don't think WoW has anything to do with it. I imagine that hack-and-slash roleplaying will play a smaller role these days than it did before since I think CRPGs are better for that than PnP-games. I also think people will search PnPs out because they want something more than hack-and-slash. They identify with their night elf hunter, but there is only so much they can do with it within the confines of WoW. Then they see the possibilities in a game where the DM plays the part of the AI, providing a story line tailored for Your character and enemies that behave like thinking creatures instead of the computerized versions.That was an aside, really. When it comes to new DMs, I think they will do what new DMs did before the age of detailed ecologies for creatures; they will be inspired by the entry and come up with something. I don't see that as particularily daunting.A theory of mine, which I'm not certain of, is that it is more daunting to have tons of information on a creature provided in a MM-entry. It leaves little room for your own creativity and it's much to read and learn.</blockquote>