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<blockquote data-quote="abirdcall" data-source="post: 9187587" data-attributes="member: 6748898">Sometimes there are rules written from a certain perspective that are then used in a different way with unintended consequences.Monster statblocks and shapeshifting is a big one. Being able to automatically grapple and restrain another creature regardless of size is too much for a CR 1 or 2 creature. It was written that way because it assumes that it will attack PCs.So I let the player know the limitations of it before using it.In this scenario of sentinel not working that doesn't mean it is breaking 'raw'.Monsters can have whatever abilities the DM designs for them. I'm perfectly happy to have a Kaiju have the special ability that they cannot be moved or stopped by anything smaller than them.This would apply equally to sentinel and spells.I don't design or use monsters with the party's abilities in mind. I think it would be wrong to specifically take away their abilities. But if it makes sense for the monster to have an ability that is tough for the party to deal with then that is what happens.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="abirdcall, post: 9187587, member: 6748898"] Sometimes there are rules written from a certain perspective that are then used in a different way with unintended consequences. Monster statblocks and shapeshifting is a big one. Being able to automatically grapple and restrain another creature regardless of size is too much for a CR 1 or 2 creature. It was written that way because it assumes that it will attack PCs. So I let the player know the limitations of it before using it. In this scenario of sentinel not working that doesn't mean it is breaking 'raw'. Monsters can have whatever abilities the DM designs for them. I'm perfectly happy to have a Kaiju have the special ability that they cannot be moved or stopped by anything smaller than them. This would apply equally to sentinel and spells. I don't design or use monsters with the party's abilities in mind. I think it would be wrong to specifically take away their abilities. But if it makes sense for the monster to have an ability that is tough for the party to deal with then that is what happens. [/QUOTE]

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