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<blockquote data-quote="Yaarel" data-source="post: 9355052" data-attributes="member: 58172">Not exactly. For example, the 5e Wolf statblock lacks &quot;Darkvision&quot;, even tho reallife wolves see well at night. Even the Cat statblock lacks Darkvision.Likely the shining eyes of wolves is where the concept of nocturnal monsters with glowing eyes comes from?5e picks and chooses which species have Darkvision. Too many 5e player species have Darkvision. Only a few merit it.• Dwarves are subterranean.• Orcs are nocturnal and monstrous.• Tiefling are fiendish.• The UA Dragonborn has Darkvision, as some reallife snakes actually have infravision, heatvision.None of the other core species need Darkvision.Aasimar dont need Darkvision. The concept is the angels can see what goes on in the dark. But even the Aasimar dont need it, since they can instead shine heavenly Light in dark places. The Ardling, a Celestial Guardinal Aasimar, didnt get Darkvision. Besides, the Aasimar species needs to free up the design space to make room for traits that are cool.In British folkbelief, the fairy are nocturnal, which is probably where the idea of Elf infravision came from. But the 5e Fairy lacks Darkvision. The D&amp;D High Elf culture does little or nothing relating to Darkvision. &quot;Sun&quot; Elf doesnt need it. Astral Elf doesnt need it. Etcetera. The Drow culture is subterranean and merits it, but can acquire it magically. The 3e Elf lacks Darkvision. Also 4e. The absence of Darkvision merits being the norm for most Elf cultures.Gnome doesnt need it. Yes, they live underground but at the surface, and are normally outdoors.Elsewhere there are too many species with Darkvision. Why would Air Genasi have Darkvision?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Yaarel, post: 9355052, member: 58172"] Not exactly. For example, the 5e Wolf statblock lacks "Darkvision", even tho reallife wolves see well at night. Even the Cat statblock lacks Darkvision. Likely the shining eyes of wolves is where the concept of nocturnal monsters with glowing eyes comes from? 5e picks and chooses which species have Darkvision. Too many 5e player species have Darkvision. Only a few merit it. • Dwarves are subterranean. • Orcs are nocturnal and monstrous. • Tiefling are fiendish. • The UA Dragonborn has Darkvision, as some reallife snakes actually have infravision, heatvision. None of the other core species need Darkvision. Aasimar dont need Darkvision. The concept is the angels can see what goes on in the dark. But even the Aasimar dont need it, since they can instead shine heavenly [I]Light[/I] in dark places. The Ardling, a Celestial Guardinal Aasimar, didnt get Darkvision. Besides, the Aasimar species needs to free up the design space to make room for traits that are cool. In British folkbelief, the fairy are nocturnal, which is probably where the idea of Elf infravision came from. But the 5e Fairy lacks Darkvision. The D&D High Elf culture does little or nothing relating to Darkvision. "Sun" Elf doesnt need it. Astral Elf doesnt need it. Etcetera. The Drow culture is subterranean and merits it, but can acquire it magically. The 3e Elf lacks Darkvision. Also 4e. The absence of Darkvision merits being the norm for most Elf cultures. Gnome doesnt need it. Yes, they live underground but at the surface, and are normally outdoors. Elsewhere there are too many species with Darkvision. Why would Air Genasi have Darkvision? [/QUOTE]

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