Wolf72
Explorer
I don’t deny that it’s easier. You know what they say about what things in life are worth doing though.
How? Why can’t anyone explain to me how “not one fixed alignment” = “basically human.” It makes zero sense to me. Is lack of nuance literally the only distinguishing trait people give their non-human races?
And again, feel free to like what you like. But we’re talking about what WotC should do in the official books, not what people do in their own campaigns. I think the responsible thing for WotC to do is to not depict entire races as monolithic, especially not monolithically evil.
What they say is "You do you, and let me do me" ... What's right for you and your game, is well right for you and your game. Great. I think we all agree. If want your [choose traditionally evil humanoid] that well defined, awesome. Like I said earlier, I really like the history of Orcs in WoW. I just feel that I like my antagonists to be a little more two dimensional at times, especially if they're the grunts/mobs/mooks of the world.
Can't answer the alignment question completely, Humans are the "unpredictable everything" it's been their shtick for a while. Orcs are [were!] a fairly universal evil that you count on being evil. If you think the PTB expand things, ok. I'm sure they'll a bit of both, produce a splatbook/source that expands the roles of the race to more inclusive of everything.
Every so often I reread through my 1e DMG. Gygax has some very precise points about why the game is focused the way it is. (That being said, I'm not trying to start any fanboyism v. bashing posts.) The game has changed by leaps and bounds when it comes to fluff, it's more complex, richer, and at times overwhelming.
Monolithic Evil? Meh, agree to disagree. You have a very good and modern point. They can do as they please. My first time playing D&D was ... a very long time ago and I had fun disengaging from realism in fantasy gaming. While I like my evil to stay evil (simple or complex reasons, I don't care. I have enough time playing D&D I am more than capable of making my campaign my own work), I won't flip out if they change it, I won't flip if they don't.