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Message: <blockquote data-quote="J-H" data-source="post: 9594761" data-attributes="member: 7020951"></blockquote>Yes <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=":)" />I no longer track spell slots for NPCs - it's just busywork when they won't last more than 3-8 rounds anyway.  What's more important is making it easy to pick from appropriate options.  Here's a sample of an Arachnomancer statblock's spellcasting section.  I wrote this last night.  He has a Poison Spray cantrip as a bonus action, but it only happens if he's within 10' of someone.[spoiler=Length]<h4>Actions</h4>Spellcasting. Spell to-hit +10, Spell save DC 18ConcentrationControl [] [] 4 Greater Web (C, 60’ cube; difficult terrain, lightly obscured. Each creature starting turn or entering for the first time on a turn must make a Dex save or be restrained. Breaking free requires a successful DC 18 Str check). .[] 5 Insect Plague (C, 300’, 20’ radius difficult terrain/lightly obscured; 6d10 piercing damage on appearance, enter for first time on turn, or end turn; Con save half). 6th level spell.Minion[] [] 8 Summon Beast (C, 8th level, Land/spider; AC 19, 60hp, Pack tactics, 4 attacks at +11 for 1d8+12 piercing)Non-ConcentrationAttack[] [] 4 Ray of Sickness (60’, spell attack, 4d8 poison damage; Con save or poisoned until end of caster’s next turn)AOE[] [] 7 Spider Blast (60’ cone, 10d8 poison damage, Dex save half; on a failed save, the target is covered in spiders and takes 4d8 poison damage at the start of each turn. Removing the spiders requires a successful Dex save, or sustaining 15 points of fire damage).Utility[] 4 Dimension Door (Teleport up to 500’ with 1 passenger)Bonus ActionsPoison Spray. One target within 10’ must make a DC 18 Constitution save. On a failed save, the target takes 4d12 poison damage.2 [] [] Misty Step (30’ teleport)Reactions1 Absorb Elements (Gain resistance to an elemental damage until start of next turn)1 Shield (AC +5 until beginning of next turn)6 [] Counterspell3 [] Counterspell[/spoiler]I will probably add Blight and maybe Vitriolic Sphere on there, as otherwise his non-concentration damage is 100% poison.  Each box is a use of it (for printed copies) and the spell level is there in case someone is Counterspelling.He has two Counterspells, but they're at specific levels so he can't just counter-spell-lock a player caster.With only a +1 on his Concentration saves, I expect him to spend half his turns re-casting a Concentration spell.  8th level Summon Beast is actually a pretty good minion.  4d8+48 is 66 average damage on hit, which isn't too far off from a Disintegrate's average 75 damage.  If the spider stays alive for 2 rounds it's worth casting.Note no flipping or referencing of any other content is required to run the entire casting block, and it's not a huge amount of page space.[/QUOTE]

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