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<blockquote data-quote="Obryn" data-source="post: 4805883" data-attributes="member: 11821">How is this a system issue and not a campaign issue?&nbsp; Seriously.&nbsp; If you, as a DM, are using the Monster Manual as a big list of things to kill, that's a personal campaign decision, not a pre-made system decision.And, once again, conflict &lt;&gt; killing.&nbsp; You keep conflating the two, even though there's a clear distinction.&nbsp; I will agree that it's easier to have conflicts with Unaligned creatures than with Good creatures, if you are strict about NPC alignments and don't feel that you, as a DM, have the freedom to change them for some reason.&nbsp; But not all encounters end in fights.I can't help but think that all of this &quot;More stuff to kill&quot; philosophy you're bringing into this discussion is because it's maybe how you run your game?&nbsp; Is that your DMing style?&nbsp; It's not how I run my game, and it's not how any DM I know runs his games.This thread is mostly about metallic dragons, though.&nbsp; It's what most of the conversation has been about.So - I'll ask again, what is it about Unaligned creatures that makes them more slaughter-ready than Good creatures?&nbsp; In your mind, will PCs go around randomly slaying Unaligned dragons just for kicks, as if they were the equivalent of rampaging orcs?-O</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Obryn, post: 4805883, member: 11821"] How is this a system issue and not a campaign issue? Seriously. If you, as a DM, are using the Monster Manual as a big list of things to kill, that's a personal campaign decision, not a pre-made system decision. And, once again, [B]conflict <> killing[/B]. You keep conflating the two, even though there's a clear distinction. I will agree that it's easier to have [I]conflicts[/I] with Unaligned creatures than with Good creatures, if you are strict about NPC alignments and don't feel that you, as a DM, have the freedom to change them for some reason. But not all encounters end in fights. I can't help but think that all of this "More stuff to kill" philosophy you're bringing into this discussion is because it's maybe how you run your game? Is that your DMing style? It's not how I run my game, and it's not how any DM I know runs his games. This thread [I]is[/I] mostly about metallic dragons, though. It's what most of the conversation has been about. So - I'll ask again, what is it about Unaligned creatures that makes them more slaughter-ready than Good creatures? In your mind, will PCs go around randomly slaying Unaligned dragons just for kicks, as if they were the equivalent of rampaging orcs? -O [/QUOTE]

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