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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Imaculata" data-source="post: 7686720" data-attributes="member: 6801286">The 3rd edition PHB index wasn't much better. You'd look up something like "nauseated", which points to page 257, which is the description for the Stinking Cloud spell. Sure, there's a description for nauseated in there, but isn't there a specific page where all the conditions are grouped together? I'm pretty sure there's also a condition called "sickened", but it isn't even in the index, and I'd definitely say that's related. And "stunned" sends me to page 39, the description of the monk's stunning fist ability. "invisible" send me to page 132, which describes attack bonuses under various conditions (one such condition is being invisible), while also sending me to page 218, which is the description of the invisibility spell. I'm honestly surprised that the Index for the 5e edition PHB hasn't improved at all. OP, you are entirely right. If it were up to me, all conditions would be grouped together under one chapter, and the index would make a difference between a condition, and a spell that causes it. Which is much better than simply giving you a list of pages, with no indication what aspect of the word that particular page addresses.When a special attack in the Monster Manual says "and you are now sickened", I want to be able to quickly look up a list of all the different types of conditions in the game, and see what they do, without having to check 3 or 4 pages. The first page that is suggested should at least always be the most common use of the search word. And you know, this also applies to the Monster Manual. On page 148 of the 5e edition Monster Manual, it says that a Ghast has a stench ability, that causes poison. It doesn't actually say what "poisoned" does, so unless you've memorized it, you'll have to look that up. There's plenty of white space there to include a little reference that reads: "See page 257 of the DMG", or "it deals 5 hp damage per round", or anything really. What does the poison do?! What does it do, and why do I have to look it up?</blockquote>

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