Just one quick quip here; if you found this comic funny, give Sniff the Raven your thanks; he's the guy who made this idea up.

According to him and some others in an earlier discussion, monsters will not be insanely strong when skills come in. In fact, a few may become weaker than they normally are, because as Sniff pointed out... Many have the equivalent of horrible, horrible DEX stats.

Marduk (as seen in this comic) supposedly has a very long time cast for his spells, too - and Baphomet's "Lord of Vermillion" is reputed to be laughable as well.

Either way, I'll be glad to see monster skills in, because not only will INT have more of a use for non-Acolytes and Mages, but it'll add more strategic elements. No more shift click wars; now we've actually got to think before we fight!