[larsdangly]

I think this could be quite serviceable and has some of the advantages mentioned above. The main question I ask myself about this sort of house rule is whether its benefits outweigh the disadvantage of making your table's game inconsistent with stat blocks from published materials. Basically, I feel like a house rule that doesn't involve a change in stat blocks and applies to everyone (e.g., like adding some new option in combat) is easier to implement without splitting off from canonical materials, whereas something that changes how characters are described on paper, particularly if it provides an advantage in play, is more problematic.