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<blockquote data-quote="77IM" data-source="post: 4801501" data-attributes="member: 12377">These sort of plots are indeed exceptions, but that's what makes them interesting.&nbsp; And they are not possible if the monster isn't generally good.&nbsp; For example, one of the reason fallen Jedi are so cool (and they are, even after it has become a cliche) is because Jedi are paragons of goodness.&nbsp; In previous editions of D&amp;D, this same trope could be applied to paladins, dragons, angels, and several other creatures.&nbsp; Now, it's more like &quot;WTF is this gold dragon attacking us for???&nbsp; Is it a freaky mystery?&nbsp; No, he probably just wants our treasure, or to manipulate our society somehow.&nbsp; Par for the course.&quot;I agree that most of the monsters in the Monster Manual should be evil or unaligned or any alignment.&nbsp; But I think the game is more interesting if there are a handful of good creatures in there too, to use in exceptional circumstances.&nbsp; If I were the designers I would have drawn the line at unicorns and silver and gold dragons (copper and lesser metals never seemed that &quot;good&quot; to me in previous editions).&nbsp; That's like 10 stat blocks over the course of 2 books, so like less that 5% of the stat blocks going to seldom-used good creatures.&nbsp;-- 77IM</blockquote>

[QUOTE="77IM, post: 4801501, member: 12377"] These sort of plots are indeed exceptions, but that's what makes them interesting. And they are not possible if the monster isn't generally good. For example, one of the reason fallen Jedi are so cool (and they are, even after it has become a cliche) is because Jedi are paragons of goodness. In previous editions of D&D, this same trope could be applied to paladins, dragons, angels, and several other creatures. Now, it's more like "WTF is this gold dragon attacking us for??? Is it a freaky mystery? No, he probably just wants our treasure, or to manipulate our society somehow. Par for the course." I agree that most of the monsters in the Monster Manual should be evil or unaligned or any alignment. But I think the game is more interesting if there are a handful of good creatures in there too, to use in exceptional circumstances. If I were the designers I would have drawn the line at unicorns and silver and gold dragons (copper and lesser metals never seemed that "good" to me in previous editions). That's like 10 stat blocks over the course of 2 books, so like less that 5% of the stat blocks going to seldom-used good creatures. -- 77IM [/QUOTE]

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