D&D General Why do good monsters exist, from a game design standpoint?

[Ulorian - Agent of Chaos]

That's true, but I personally have no interest in any other answer in an RPG.

I understand. My viewpoint is different from yours, but I get the viewpoint of that poster, and yours. I understand your logic, it just doesn't fit in with what I like. I appreciate your ability to accept that others might not like the things that you do.

 

[NN]

yeah sure thats how opinions work

 

[Ulorian - Agent of Chaos]

yeah sure thats how opinions work

They don't work in the way you think they work though I'm afraid.

 

[Umbran]

So, what purpose do you think good-aligned monsters serve from a mechanical standpoint?

"Alignment" as you reference it here, doesn't have a significant mechanical impact in the modern game.

Thus: from a mechanical standpoint, they don't serve a purpose, because alignment itself no longer serves a mechanical purpose.

But, since the drift into mechanical irrelevance involved only a few changes... it is not clear good-aligned creatures ever served much of a mechanical purpose in design. As in, the game, as a game, would work just the same without them. Losses would be in world-building and story possibilities, rather than mechanical operation of the game.

 

[Umbran]

They don't work in the way you think they work though I'm afraid.

Hey, can we not tell others how they think, please and thanks.