What would your D&D alignment be?
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Traitorfish
The Tighnahulish Kid
And like I said, I'm an apathetic coward. Maybe if I was really put to the test- your example of bombing civilians, for example- my inner chaotic good would come out, but when it's mundane stuff like "paying taxes" or "working for Wal-Mart", I'm as complicit as everybody else.
Farm Boy
I hope you dance
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Well, alignment is inclination, isn't it? It's not like a chaotic good person needs to be in prison to actually be chaotic good. They could be gently subversive I suppose? Standing uncompromisin on my principles seems to be the realm of professional stabbers of things who derive direct glowing mystical powers from the great wurm mothers so that they can stab harder and brighter and more deliciously.
warpus
Sommerswerd asked me to change this
My alignment changes depending on the circumstances. I don't do evil things, usually, I hate jerks, and I try to help out those in need. So whatever that makes me.
warpus
Sommerswerd asked me to change this
You are right - the black market knows me as an occasional customer.
KMRblue1027
Deity
Chaotic good, probably.
Evie
Pronounced like Eevee
Likely Lawful Good trending toward neutral good as a genral worldview. Perhaps trending toward lawful neutral in my actual actions.
Law should be followed not because it is the law, but because in the vast majority of cases it is the best path toward a fair and just society. Laws that work against a fair and just society must be changed, preferably by lawful mean ; in addition, it may be forgivable to violate the law when law gets in the way of justice and fairness.
Law should be followed not because it is the law, but because in the vast majority of cases it is the best path toward a fair and just society. Laws that work against a fair and just society must be changed, preferably by lawful mean ; in addition, it may be forgivable to violate the law when law gets in the way of justice and fairness.
LoneRebel
Emperor
Neutral Good, I guess. I think it's more important to be be morally upright in general than to strictly follow every letter of the law. You do things because they're right, not out of fear of punishment. And some wrongs are greater than others. I try to do the right thing, but I'll admit I've been guilty of some minor transgressions. If I see a wallet on the floor I'd either return it myself or turn it over to the authorities to do so, but if I saw a dollar bill on the floor I'd pocket it, unless I saw who the owner was and could give it back to them. At that point, the chances of him getting that bill back are pretty slim anyway.
I also don't always approve of Chaotic Good types who rebel against "the system". Even if the system is pretty messed up, it does not therefore follow that any form of resistance they take will actually improve anything, including the lives of the people they claim to be fighting for.
I also don't always approve of Chaotic Good types who rebel against "the system". Even if the system is pretty messed up, it does not therefore follow that any form of resistance they take will actually improve anything, including the lives of the people they claim to be fighting for.
Lawful Goods would oppose to immoral / evil laws and attempt to overthrow them (voting / protesting in democratic countries). Its Lawful Neutrals that would loyally follow any and all laws regardless of morality. Lawful Evils would do to, but with a desire to create evil laws if possible, such as Kim Jong Un / Hitler.
On the opposite end, chaotic goods would carry out good actions with no consideration of the law, but would avoid anything seriously illegal unless it involved saving lives, such as hiding Jews in their homes during the hollocaust. Chaotic Neutrals would carry out whatever action was best for themselves - hiding Jews in nazi Germany would have gotten them in a lot of trouble so they wouldn't do that, they would either pretend to side with immoral laws if vital to their own survival or furtherment in a society, or run away if staying would have a negative impact on them. Id say that most people with a desire to flee from places with bad laws would be of the chaotic good and chaotic neutral alignments.
On the opposite end, chaotic goods would carry out good actions with no consideration of the law, but would avoid anything seriously illegal unless it involved saving lives, such as hiding Jews in their homes during the hollocaust. Chaotic Neutrals would carry out whatever action was best for themselves - hiding Jews in nazi Germany would have gotten them in a lot of trouble so they wouldn't do that, they would either pretend to side with immoral laws if vital to their own survival or furtherment in a society, or run away if staying would have a negative impact on them. Id say that most people with a desire to flee from places with bad laws would be of the chaotic good and chaotic neutral alignments.
Evie
Pronounced like Eevee
Problem is that idiot authors have often misconstrued lawful good as lawful lawful or lawful self-righteous.
Especially the Paladin's Handbook. Much inks and many years have been spent in the vain cause of undoing the damage wrought by those imbeciles.
Especially the Paladin's Handbook. Much inks and many years have been spent in the vain cause of undoing the damage wrought by those imbeciles.
It depends a lot of you put the emphasis on "loyal-chaotic" or "good - evil".
For example, if emphasis is on "loyal", then "loyal evil" doesn't mean the purpose is to create evil laws, but that the laws is enforced through harsh methods (lile death penalty if you steal a loaf of bread). While if emphasis is on evil, it means something where the purpose is to hurt other through the law, maybe like instituionalized human sacrifices.
For example, if emphasis is on "loyal", then "loyal evil" doesn't mean the purpose is to create evil laws, but that the laws is enforced through harsh methods (lile death penalty if you steal a loaf of bread). While if emphasis is on evil, it means something where the purpose is to hurt other through the law, maybe like instituionalized human sacrifices.
MilesGregarius
Half-baked Renegade
Not only authors. Most players I've known tend towards playing paladins and the like as either "lawful annoying" or "lawful sociopathic." The Rules as Written don't help, but I mostly blame your average player's lack of nuance or subtlety regarding moral issues.
MilesGregarius
Half-baked Renegade
In a perfect world, I'd be totally Chaotic Good. Unfortunately, a "live-and-let-live" ethos is too easily abused by the unscrupulous, so I fall in to the Neutral Good (Chaotic) camp - just enough Law to keep the truly Evil at bay, but no more than that.
strijder20
Wallowing in irony
According to this site, , right on the border between Neutral and Lawful Good.
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