i, personally, don't like scrolling text. i like advancement by pressing return or another key.
i like the ideas for monster damage. i've been thinking about the way rangers have racial enemies and thought it would be cool for monsters to have something similar. for example, if monster x hates elves, it would be nice to give them a special attack that only comes into play if there is an elf in the party.
also, i've been thinking about the idea of a last ditch attack. it could be when the monster is at 10% of it's hit points or lower, they would get one attack that is double normal damage.
just thinking aloud here.
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