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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mistwell" data-source="post: 8287491" data-attributes="member: 2525">We've been around that issue already, remember? The whole "baseline" discussion we had? What's the point of ANY description of a creature, since they can all vary from that description? If you describe an orc as killers, does that mean no orc can be not a killer? If you describe an orc as wearing chainmail does that mean all orcs must wear chainmail? It's ALL a baseline to start from as a generic average description. No but they can be a single entry in a description of a creature in a monster book, right? Which, exactly like alignment, would imply apparently to you that that's the only type they can be. Since that's the logic you've applied to the alignment listing there.But compassionate non-violent healer cannot be described as a relentless killer, right? And yet, an orc (or whatever entry you've put "relentless killer" under) could be a compassionate non-violent healer, right? Are you arguing whatever description is in the monster manual, no individuals of that monster type can vary from the description given?But EVERYTHING in the description eliminates some other options for them if you're taking descriptions as written in stone.But that IS EXACTLY what the alignment entry says. Go look up "Alignment" at the beginning of the MM. the entire entry for all monsters is saying "many" and "some." It's implied by the entry..and all the other entries for all the creatures, including equipment and ability scores and AC and hit points and attacks etc..  It sounds like you applied some special condition on the alignment entry which you didn't apply to any other part of the monster stat block or description?</blockquote>

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