@mikemearls Many Monsters like the Balor, Death Knight or Titan are missing magical abilities from older editions. Balance or simplicity?

— Marc-André Gagné (@goldomarc) January 6, 2016

Typically cut for simplicity. In some cases, we went back to 1e to see where they started. Complexity grew with time https://t.co/6zriNv4FD2

— Mike Mearls (@mikemearls) January 6, 2016