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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Upper_Krust" data-source="post: 5395005" data-attributes="member: 326">Hello AbdulAlhazred! <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />My main point is that a DM won't have enough monster resources to fill 90 encounters over the course of the Epic tier.So, the subsequent point is that you can't operate under a single (or even double) theme over the course of that many encounters.So a DM has to either...A. Design, Re-skin or Template potentially 90% of their monsters....or...B. Have multiple themes and shorter adventures (even if they are linked under one larger 'umbrella').If you look at E1-E3 (which runs two concurrent temes of Undead and Demons*), in every module, I estimate...- 50% of the stat-blocks are new monsters created for that adventure.- 30% are existing stat-blocks from soucres like the Monster Manuals - 20% are modified stat-blocks or NPCs*Arguably the two best supported themes in the Monster Manuals at the epic tier.In fact lets just go over Death's Reach...#1: New Monster#2: Modified Monster, New Monster, Existing Monster#3: Modified Monster, Existing Monster, NPC#4: 2 Modified Monsters, New Monster#5: Existing Monster, 2 New Monsters#6: New Monster, NPC, Existing Monster, Modified Monster#7: 3 New Monsters#8: New Monster, New Hazard#9: 4 New Monsters#10: New Monster, NPC#11: NPC, 2 New Monsters#12: 2 New Monsters, 2 Existing Monsters#13: 2 New Monsters, New Trap#14: 2 New Monsters, Existing Monster#15: 2 New Monsters, 2 Existing Monsters#16: 2 Existing Monsters, 2 New Monsters#17: 4 New Monsters#18: 2 New Monsters, 1 Existing Monster#19: New Monster, Existing Monster, Modified Monster#20: 3 Existing Monsters (I think)#21: New Monster, Modified Monster, Existing Monster#22: 3 New Monsters, Existing Monster#23: Modified Monster, 2 Existing Monsters#24: 2 New Monsters, 2 New Traps#25: New Monster, Existing Monster#26: 4 New Traps#27: 3 New Monsters, Existing Monster#28: 3 New Traps#29: NPC, 2 New Monsters, Existing Monster93 Total Stat-blocks: 23 Existing Monsters (8 repeats)13 Modified Monsters & NPCs57 New Monsters/Traps/Hazards (14 repeats)So about 15% Stat-blocks from existing sources, reused to make an extra 10% (Total 25%)14% Modified Stat-blocks & NPCs46% New Stat-blocks with an additional 15% gained from re-use (Total 61%).So basically 15% of the content in Death's Reach already existed and 60% had to be created fresh. With the final 25% from reuse. The question is where are you going to get your stat-blocks from. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />Absolutely, but in essence then you are doing exactly what I am suggesting; having multiple themes and shorter (mini)adventures, simply linked into some overaching plot.</blockquote>

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