D&D 5E - Hold Person/Monster vs. Undead?

Out of interest, why wouldn't it affect undead? The spell is pretty clear about who it does and doesn't affect. It is arbitrary, but pretty clear. What is the issue you are looking to fix by ruling that undead are not affected?

If it was a mindless undead, then I could see that you might decide you want them to be immune to some attacks vs Wis/Int/Cha, but why this one and not all? As the target was a vampire, it clearly has a psyche and will that can be attacked and overcome, so what makes it special to be immune?

The things that irk me a bit at my table is hold person being used on Draconians with tiny wings, or mutants with 3-4 arms. It kind of feels like having an extra limb should not make you immune to a spell, but if you allow that, then where do you draw the line?

P.S. Oh I had not read the word Humanoid as a Keyword, I just read it as a word, hence the rather different views on the topic.

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