Li Shenron
Legend
I don't think rules changes are needed, only descriptive text and artwork representations, so it can already be done in THIS edition, upcoming reprints. I am starting to become suspicious of these calls to fix stuff in 6e, it sounds either an attempt at delaying confronting the issues, or wanting a new edition for other reasons.
Alignment is already mostly removed from 5e, but apparent the caveat in the MM introduction about it is always ignored. Maybe next print run of the MM could add "usually" to each monster's alignment, or replace it with "any" for the problematic ones.
Rewriting the main description page for orcs and drow takes more work but it's still a change of fluff. They can start by editing just a minimal amount of sentences using errata, but even replacing the whole page does not require a new book.
I don't really think ability scores bonus are the problem, but these can also be simply replaced with errata by non-specific ability increases like for humans, for example "increase any ability by 2, increase another by 1".
On the other hand, the game needs even more diverse artwork than it currently has, specifically it needs more non-white/westerners good races ie. elves, dwarves and halflings. I don't think necessarily changing artwork in the PHB which might be harder than changing text, but increasing representation in upcoming books and adventures.
Alignment is already mostly removed from 5e, but apparent the caveat in the MM introduction about it is always ignored. Maybe next print run of the MM could add "usually" to each monster's alignment, or replace it with "any" for the problematic ones.
Rewriting the main description page for orcs and drow takes more work but it's still a change of fluff. They can start by editing just a minimal amount of sentences using errata, but even replacing the whole page does not require a new book.
I don't really think ability scores bonus are the problem, but these can also be simply replaced with errata by non-specific ability increases like for humans, for example "increase any ability by 2, increase another by 1".
On the other hand, the game needs even more diverse artwork than it currently has, specifically it needs more non-white/westerners good races ie. elves, dwarves and halflings. I don't think necessarily changing artwork in the PHB which might be harder than changing text, but increasing representation in upcoming books and adventures.