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I think that this is a constant debate because Chaotic and Lawful have changed definitions through editions, and the 5e wording can often be inadequate in retrospect. We often have to rely on our own judgment to resolve alignment, which makes things murky. For example, we know from the 2014 MMs...

Is your line of reasoning truly “Why should guidance for X be included in the new DMG, when it’s in the 2014 one?” The new DMG isn’t a companion piece to its 2014 version. It intends to update and replace it. Like most things in the DMG, variants are part of a toolbox that help the DM to run...

This is not what Micah was referring to. Yes, all rules are subject to the DM’s overrule. Nonetheless, some rules were not part of the assumed shared ruleset of the game, they were variants that provided alternatives to the baseline guidance in order to achieve a certain effect. These rules...

I’m not sure this is quite accurate, at least not in absolute terms. As I understand it, they are both demons who tempted mortals with lust during sleep: one male, one female. The incubus fathers children (Merlin probably being the most prominent example?), but that’s more to do with the sex of...

I am also a DM that does not plan on switching, but I don't see any issue. The players will use 2014 rulebook, which I am happy to lend to them if they don't have. I will not allow 2024 rules, subclasses, or any other player-facing material. That is the extent of it, really. Some people still...

Thank you for the pictures! I like it better as a small detail, and it does look weird when increased in size (does it hurt when the dragon coils?). Nonetheless, the art piece is still fantastic. Love the puppeteering angle.

I do not intend on switching, because I do not like the rule changes. Thus far, it seems like unnecessary bloat, and I’m happy without all these other abilities to slow down play. I also liked the text flavor in the 2014 PHB, and that has mostly been deleted. The art varies, but I don’t find it...

Thank you for the response — Bizarre that they didn’t name options under the cleric domains.

Do the appendices list any pantheons, or any other similar lore?

My bad; I did not intend to venture too far away from the statblock element. Change of topic: art is great, as is the serpentine dragon design, but I find that inverted horn that it has on its chin bizarre. Does it serve any purpose? Is it a beard? I don’t recall it in the concept art.

It has always been RAW to change monster alignments, going back to the 2014 MM. You didn’t need MotM’s permission to do so, nor any house rule. Nonetheless, MotM still had a very strict description of the Abishai: “In all cases, abishais are fanatically loyal to Tiamat, ready to lay down their...

I’m certain that there’ll be a section in the beginning of the book stating that the alignments are mere suggestions. It makes little sense to repeat that in every statblock. The dragons were always an odd case, anyway, since their lore is color-coded. Fiends (and all outsiders, really) are a...

Thank you for the video and the explanation, tetrasodium. I entered the hobby with 3e, but I was perhaps a bit too young to play it as intended or even as written in the core books, so the description of the experience then is most appreciated. This is an excellent point. I had let slip...

I agree with Micah's post. I see no reason for a strength differential; they cast spells differently, and that's it. I haven't ignored you. I mentioned rituals before; here is such an instance: "Rituals are nice, but they are also not often part of a class fantasy, and players use them well...

I repeat my previous answer. I see no reason one should be better than the other in a whole pillar of the game. I actually think the opposite here: sitting at a table, the sorcerer will look down at his character sheet and see lots of cool features, while the wizard won't. In the past, this...

No, I meant what I wrote. But in an effort to engage in good faith, I'll consider the following: I have had relatively few sorcerers when compared to wizards in all my tables over the years. It is a less popular archetype. They always felt appropriately interesting and useful at my tables, but...

Does the sorcerer need to be better than the wizard in a whole pillar of the game? I'd say that disparities in power are especially noticeable in combat, where the initiative system slows things and everyone gets a clearer glimpse at their toolbox. It may be a self-fulfilling prophecy (most...

They were a bit worse before. Under the new rules, the difference will be quite stark. In a random high-level one-shot, I can see the Wizard player getting quite frustrated that every other caster seems to be contributing much more than he is. A swiss army knife is only good if you both know...

I would like to add the perspective of someone who almost never plays a Wizard (I almost never play anything, I'm a DM 99.9% of the time). I run games quite often: I have a couple of weekly home games, and I run additional ones in the game store and for other friends fairly frequently. I am...