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<blockquote data-quote="Mort" data-source="post: 8406369" data-attributes="member: 762">&quot;evil&quot; in the descriptor is just that - it's a reminder that this is a bad guy. It's easy, it's unambiguous and it conveys quickly to the DM what he should be looking for in this particular NPC.&nbsp; also it's gotten to be&nbsp; bit of a term of art in D&amp;D. When you see LG in the descriptor, you know (as the DM) where this NPC likely stands. When you see CE, same thing. Could the concepts be conveyed in a different manner? Sure, but why change something that works?It conveys, in one word or less, what I can expect from the monster/npc. Again, it's a shortcut for when you don't need more. And even if it's an important NPC - it's a quick label on top of the actual actions.Labels mean something. It's nice to be able to cut through a 2 page description of various deeds down to 2 letters-CE. This is a game, the descriptor simplifies things for the game and distills concepts - for the game. Hence it's useful.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mort, post: 8406369, member: 762"] "evil" in the descriptor is just that - it's a reminder that this is a bad guy. It's easy, it's unambiguous and it conveys quickly to the DM what he should be looking for in this particular NPC. also it's gotten to be bit of a term of art in D&D. When you see LG in the descriptor, you know (as the DM) where this NPC likely stands. When you see CE, same thing. Could the concepts be conveyed in a different manner? Sure, but why change something that works? It conveys, in one word or less, what I can expect from the monster/npc. Again, it's a shortcut for when you don't need more. And even if it's an important NPC - it's a quick label on top of the actual actions. Labels mean something. It's nice to be able to cut through a 2 page description of various deeds down to 2 letters-CE. This is a game, the descriptor simplifies things for the game and distills concepts - for the game. Hence it's useful. [/QUOTE]

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