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<blockquote data-quote="hopeless" data-source="post: 8330830" data-attributes="member: 36349">In answer to the question the one thing I figured out whilst running and playing 5e is that when I can I don't use the stated alignment for any creature I use from the Monster Manual.In my first game as DM i fell foul of were rats, in retrospect I should have lowered their immunity to resistance but back then I wasn't as familiar with the rules as I wish I had been.When I played in a game the DM eventually set us up against a group of Orcs led by a war chief that under normal circumstances should have been a total party kill after one PC under the control of the DM critically failed a spell attack (twice) and downed my cleric (after missing the other gnome wizard on the first occasion).That's 4 x3rd level characters versus I recall 3 Orcs and an Orc War Chief that I tried to command into fleeing sadly he passed the will save.I didn't check any stats until after the session and that was after learning the two wizards and swashbuckler managed to win the fight, I never did find out how but given the DM well let's leave that train of thought there.Anyway I designed my own npcs and villains being careful to scale according to what I needed.I'm far from getting to the level of experience as a dm that I wish I was, but I try.In answer to the above I made the Orcs Lawful Evil since that to me that makes them a viable force of mercenaries rather than a horde of Chaotic Evil lunatics.My impression is partly responsible for posting this thread to discuss the alignment issue and I tend to agree to ignore it when it doesn't suit the story.Do you?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="hopeless, post: 8330830, member: 36349"] In answer to the question the one thing I figured out whilst running and playing 5e is that when I can I don't use the stated alignment for any creature I use from the Monster Manual. In my first game as DM i fell foul of were rats, in retrospect I should have lowered their immunity to resistance but back then I wasn't as familiar with the rules as I wish I had been. When I played in a game the DM eventually set us up against a group of Orcs led by a war chief that under normal circumstances should have been a total party kill after one PC under the control of the DM critically failed a spell attack (twice) and downed my cleric (after missing the other gnome wizard on the first occasion). That's 4 x3rd level characters versus I recall 3 Orcs and an Orc War Chief that I tried to command into fleeing sadly he passed the will save. I didn't check any stats until after the session and that was after learning the two wizards and swashbuckler managed to win the fight, I never did find out how but given the DM well let's leave that train of thought there. Anyway I designed my own npcs and villains being careful to scale according to what I needed. I'm far from getting to the level of experience as a dm that I wish I was, but I try. In answer to the above I made the Orcs Lawful Evil since that to me that makes them a viable force of mercenaries rather than a horde of Chaotic Evil lunatics. My impression is partly responsible for posting this thread to discuss the alignment issue and I tend to agree to ignore it when it doesn't suit the story. Do you? [/QUOTE]

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