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<blockquote data-quote="MNblockhead" data-source="post: 8920711" data-attributes="member: 6796661">In D&amp;D's core rules, outside of some magic items, you are right. It really depends on the setting or adventure and I haven't seen it given much weight in official WotC settings or adventures. But because they have alignments provided for monsters and include it as part of the basic rules it is a mechanic that can be easily worked into homebrew and third party adventures and settings. That fact that tables can easily ignore it is great. Many people dislike alignment, as this thread makes clear. As I wrote earlier in this thread, I would be okay with it being moved to the DMG as an optional rule. I would miss having it included in monster stat blocks, but it is simple enough for me to assign alignments. Also, if it were added as an optional rule in the DMG, WotC could give guidance on traditional alignments for certain creature types. Also, by having it as an option rule they could get creative with other optional alignment-related mechanics without alienating those who dislike alignment.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="MNblockhead, post: 8920711, member: 6796661"] In D&D's core rules, outside of some magic items, you are right. It really depends on the setting or adventure and I haven't seen it given much weight in official WotC settings or adventures. But because they have alignments provided for monsters and include it as part of the basic rules it is a mechanic that can be easily worked into homebrew and third party adventures and settings. That fact that tables can easily ignore it is great. Many people dislike alignment, as this thread makes clear. As I wrote earlier in this thread, I would be okay with it being moved to the DMG as an optional rule. I would miss having it included in monster stat blocks, but it is simple enough for me to assign alignments. Also, if it were added as an optional rule in the DMG, WotC could give guidance on traditional alignments for certain creature types. Also, by having it as an option rule they could get creative with other optional alignment-related mechanics without alienating those who dislike alignment. [/QUOTE]

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