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Message: <blockquote data-quote="kevtar" data-source="post: 5880394" data-attributes="member: 27098">I disagree. We may never know the frequency of morale rules being simply because this depended on individual groups. If I say my D&D group didn't use morale rules (or even if I knew several groups that didn't use the rules), I can't say that "morale rules weren't used frequently." As far as the rules and rulebooks were concerned, morale was a general rule listed in the DMG, and exceptions to the general morale rules were listed in supporting materials. For instance, certain entries in the "monster books" can be found for monsters that had bonuses or penalties to their morale checks:MM1 = Monster ManualL&L = Legends and LoreFF = Fiend Folio(Couldn’t find my Monster Manual II)P. 53 (MM 1) - Hobgoblins get a +1 bonus to their moraleP. 67 (MM 1) – Bandits get a +1 bonus to morale, Berserkers “never check their morale.”P. 68 (MM 1) – Cavemen receive a -1 penalty to morale, Dervishes “never check their morale.”P. 76 (MM 1) – Orc leaders get a +1 to morale.P. 49 (L&L) – Minions of Set never check morale.P. 106 (L&L) – The name of “Thor” is enough to make giants check morale.P. 9 (FF) – Achaierai never check morale in groups.p. 26 (FF) – Dire Corby never check morale.P. 42 (FF) Giant striders never check morale.P. 43 (FF) Gibberlings cause hirelings to check morale every round.P. 67 (FF) – Necrophidus never check morale.P. 77 (FF) – Sandmen never check morale.So, while the "monster books" didn't include the rules (as a system) for morale, they did mention "special cases" or exceptions to the rules as they were printed in the DMG.</blockquote>

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