r/dndmemes • u/TKBarbus DM (Dungeon Memelord) • Dec 19 '23

It’s the errata all over again Lore meme

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u/ReturnToCrab DM (Dungeon Memelord) Dec 19 '23

But like, what's the benefit of this aside from pulling one over your players?

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u/TKBarbus DM (Dungeon Memelord) Dec 19 '23

Variety, originality, and creativity? Also maybe players shouldn’t have assumed

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u/Jomega6 DM (Dungeon Memelord) Dec 19 '23

I think you’re mistaking quirkiness with creativity and originality. Subverting assumptions by making inherently good creatures bad or inherently bad creatures good has been done too many times to count.

The alignments work because they make sense. Bahamut and Tiamat are polar opposites of one another. Bahamut made the metallics in his image, and Tiamat made chromatics in hers (or I guess depending on which of the numerous origin stories you decide to go with).