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Originally Posted by Nivenus  I don't mind that metallic dragons can be evil.
However, I do mind that the ax doesn't swing both ways. A gold dragon can be evil but a red dragon, if one takes the MM at face value, can't be good. An eladrin can be chaotic evil, but an orc can't be lawful good.
It's a double-standard really, and it bothers me. I'm all for moral grays. But when all it means is that the good guys aren't necessarily good while the bad guys are still evil, it becomes more of a back and dark gray setting than black, white, and gray one.
From a gameplay perspective, I understand it to a degree, as good parties are less likely to fight good monsters. Then again, I also dislike the "you should only play if you're a good or inclined-to-good guy" vibe the PHB takes as well. |
This is precisely one of the things that makes Eberron so cool: All assumptions about alignment are out the window in that setting. Orcs are as likely to be Lawful Good Paladins as they are to be Chaotic Evil Barbarians; Gold Dragons are as likely to tyrannize and cruelly torture villagers as they are to be champions of honor and law. Hell, even the Lawful Good Goddess of Honor and Sacrifice (Dol Arrah, of the Sovereign Host) is sometimes depicted as a Red Dragon.
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