D&D 5E (2014) Undead, how charming...

[Chest Rockwell]

Also, is "unconscious" still being listed under Condition Immunities, even though it is no longer a condition?

 

[Falling Icicle]

Also, is "unconscious" still being listed under Condition Immunities, even though it is no longer a condition?

Unconscious is a condition (see p. 292).

 

[Eejit]

It's also odd that Undead don't seem to be immune to disease, unless that is falling under the "poisoned" condition heading. Which it may well do.

 

[Fabio Andrea Rossi]

Yes, there's definetely room for some odd scenario here. I can easily see many DMs will houserule it, whether they know it or not, to honour tradition

In my games I think I'll try to stick to the rules as presented at first, the good thing about D&D is that you can always find some weird explanation to weird things.

I'll use the "hacking" thing for enchantment magic, and "poison" can be seen as something actually damaging the physical structure of corporeal undead, after all you can be a zombie but you still need more or less stable legs to move.

But, some situations like the fatigued skeletons seem tough to be explained. I suppose they did want to keep low monster immunities in order not to make monsters always viable thanks to BA but also always vulnerable more or less to all PCs...time will tell if it's worth the strain to beliavibility.

I warn you, my players - not characters - thought they were some kind of illusion

 

[mcbobbo]

As above, I can see a charmed skeleton explained as the magic modifying who it sees as allies. Easy peasy.

I could see a fatigued skeleton being like those in Planescape Torment - they're falling apart and the magic is having a hard time coping.

 

[Fabio Andrea Rossi]

Well thought! Taken!

 

[jgsugden]

What's even more funny is an exhausted skeleton. Poor things get overworked.

Why is this odd - don't most necromancers work their skeletons to the bone...?