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<blockquote data-quote="pemerton" data-source="post: 9182483" data-attributes="member: 42582">This is obviously not how 4e D&amp;D stat blocks are meant to be used. The DMG advice on encounter building is very clear. For anyone familiar with D&amp;D, the way the Monster Manual stat blocks represent the &quot;story&quot; of D&amp;D - that first level PCs can be threatened by Goblins, whereas higher level PCs are comparably threatened only by Ogres or Giants - is also very clear.I feel you are reporting something about your play of 4e here, rather than 4e as such.I can tell you that I GMed hundreds of hours of 4e D&amp;D, and the world logic was phenomenal. If you're curious as to why I say that, you can review any of my many actual play posts.Well, I prepped a lot of 4e stat blocks, and I and those I played with enjoyed the game and accepted it for what it was. You are the one who seem to have that problem.But then your game also apparently includes Ogres (and 1st level PCs?) who die from slipping on banana peels, so it is already so far away from any of my D&amp;D experiences that I can't really form a mental picture of what your game is like.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="pemerton, post: 9182483, member: 42582"] This is obviously not how 4e D&D stat blocks are meant to be used. The DMG advice on encounter building is very clear. For anyone familiar with D&D, the way the Monster Manual stat blocks represent the "story" of D&D - that first level PCs can be threatened by Goblins, whereas higher level PCs are comparably threatened only by Ogres or Giants - is also very clear. I feel you are reporting something about your play of 4e here, rather than 4e as such. I can tell you that I GMed hundreds of hours of 4e D&D, and the world logic was phenomenal. If you're curious as to why I say that, you can review any of my many actual play posts. Well, I prepped a lot of 4e stat blocks, and I and those I played with enjoyed the game and accepted it for what it was. You are the one who seem to have that problem. But then your game also apparently includes Ogres (and 1st level PCs?) who die from slipping on banana peels, so it is already so far away from any of my D&D experiences that I can't really form a mental picture of what your game is like. [/QUOTE]

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