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<blockquote data-quote="Brother MacLaren" data-source="post: 4861699" data-attributes="member: 15999">No, it's not exactly the same.&nbsp; A level 1 monster in earlier editions is a level 1 monster in the reality of that game world.&nbsp; It's a threat to other level 1 creatures and, in numbers, to somewhat higher level ones.&nbsp; Depending on the situation, the name-level PCs can judge that they should or should not take out the orc lair based on how much of a threat those orcs pose to the rest of the game world (local towns, passing caravans, etc.).&nbsp; The orcs are assumed to have an existence &quot;off-screen&quot; that is much the same as their existence &quot;on-screen.&quot; &nbsp;On the other hand, we are not supposed to assume that the 1-hp minion is some pathetically inferior class of being relative to the rest of its species and that, if it gets by the PCs, it will easily be slain by the town beggar with a rock.&nbsp; No, the case is that minions are weakened to the brink of death by facing PCs. Minions certainly allow for some kinds of cinematic action, and they can speed gameplay.&nbsp; But minions are not just like low-HD monsters.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Brother MacLaren, post: 4861699, member: 15999"] No, it's not exactly the same. A level 1 monster in earlier editions is a level 1 monster in the reality of that game world. It's a threat to other level 1 creatures and, in numbers, to somewhat higher level ones. Depending on the situation, the name-level PCs can judge that they should or should not take out the orc lair based on how much of a threat those orcs pose to the rest of the game world (local towns, passing caravans, etc.). The orcs are assumed to have an existence "off-screen" that is much the same as their existence "on-screen." On the other hand, we are not supposed to assume that the 1-hp minion is some pathetically inferior class of being relative to the rest of its species and that, if it gets by the PCs, it will easily be slain by the town beggar with a rock. No, the case is that minions are weakened to the brink of death [I]by facing PCs[/I]. Minions certainly allow for some kinds of cinematic action, and they can speed gameplay. But minions are not just like low-HD monsters. [/QUOTE]

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