D&D 5th Edition: the fifth edition of the discussion thread

[jseah]

Your philosophy is fine, I'm just reiterating that PC rules are not great for running as "monsters" in 4e combat in; Action Points are extremely powerful in high damage/low hit point combats.

The nova problem isn't really a problem per se.

Actually, this entire disagreement is a simple difference in playstyle. NPCs aren't "monsters" or "encounters". They are actors in a world, and if it brings them into hostile contact with the PCs, then so be it.

EDIT:
Throwaway NPCs like random city guards would have rough notes sketched out for them and I just fill in the blanks on the fly by looking at character creation rules.
Non-throwaway NPCs do actual things and I do need to know their abilities.