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<blockquote data-quote="el-remmen" data-source="post: 9173759" data-attributes="member: 11">I think there should be a difference between the stat block as it appears in a book and what appears in a module/adventure. The monster book one should be more like the 1E/2E type that includes &quot;# appearing&quot; and &quot;climate/terrain,&quot; but the practical one for use should be much more condensed (so condensed that the MM or DMG should have an appendix where it recreates these condensed versions for every monster in the MM and still not take up more than four or five pages).All that being said, I think I like the 5E version for ease of use, but wish it was/could be condensed a lot more while retaining its clarity. For me 3E was the worst, even when I was running it, I'd see a printed stat block - in Dungeon or whatever- and my eyes would glaze over. It did not help that the glossy paper and weird backgrounds on pages made them even harder to read (and that was before I needed my cheaters!).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="el-remmen, post: 9173759, member: 11"] I think there should be a difference between the stat block as it appears in a book and what appears in a module/adventure. The monster book one should be more like the 1E/2E type that includes "# appearing" and "climate/terrain," but the practical one for use should be much more condensed (so condensed that the MM or DMG should have an appendix where it recreates these condensed versions for [I]every [/I]monster in the MM and still not take up more than four or five pages). All that being said, I think I like the 5E version for ease of use, but wish it was/could be condensed a lot more while retaining its clarity. For me 3E was the worst, even when I was running it, I'd see a printed stat block - in[I] Dungeon[/I] or whatever- and my eyes would glaze over. It did not help that the glossy paper and weird backgrounds on pages made them even harder to read (and that was before I needed my cheaters!). [/QUOTE]

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