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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Ilbranteloth" data-source="post: 7006196" data-attributes="member: 6778044">Well, RAW they are RAW. In every edition. Obviously I have no problem modifying things, but if you play in AL, then the entries in the MM are the entries you use, for example.I also have some issues with the 5e design because a lot of abilities that disappeared in 4e are still missing, new ones have gone missing, and there are still oddities like the wing attack you point out.3/3.5e did add some things, but to a large degree remained very faithful to the AD&D monster abilities that preceded it.The assumption that the stat blocks are RAW is also relevant in a discussion about the merits of the monster design across editions. If the answer is that any monster can have any ability, then the edition, stat blocks, and the monster design is irrelevant altogether. Which I'm cool with as well. Just a different discussion.</blockquote>