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Message: <blockquote data-quote="(Psi)SeveredHead" data-source="post: 5534499" data-attributes="member: 1165">Yes, but...Unprovoked? I don't know what you mean. I guess elven bandits could attack the party "unprovoked" (in which case, they're fighting for loot, and more likely to run if defeated).But as long as the encounter makes sense, then yes.Incidentally, neutral elves? Feel free to change their alignment. Those wouldn't be "generic dwarves" exactly. They're an "armed merchant" clan (they rob you, then sell your stuff) or the evil Dark Irons or what have you. I have to wonder why DMs don't use such "monsters" more often. Not all elves are nice tree huggers. Some are evil. Some can work well with others, too. (For instance, an encounter with a group of bandits might have three human bandits, one dwarf fighter as their "tank" and an elven archer or two, just as examples. An evil cult could recruit members from all races. In some settings, like Dark Sun, mainly evil elf tribes exist and will ambush and rob you for pretty much no reason, unprovoked.)Sometimes (if you have slightly disruptive players) they can even be used as a "put down the stupid" button. The PCs beat up a bartender in a dwarven town for serving them poor spirits? Well now you're fighting the town watch, consisting of dwarven fighters or what have you, and no surprise, they're dwarves!There's always room for NPCs, but since there's no 3.x-style Summon Monster/Gate spell anymore, having angels in the books is kind of weird. (Still, there should be some support for evil parties.) IMO the issue of good-aligned dragons is less important (especially as an Eberron fan) compared to the issue of there being too many types of dragons. Sometimes the multitude of 3.x/4e dragon types reminds me of 2e/3e elfitis.</blockquote>

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