What is your Dungeons and Dragons alignment?

[Violet]

I am. I fully expected you to pull a Chaotic Neutral

Is not that true chaos? Sadly, my chaotic nature has a goal (that which I deem 'good'). I was seriously wondering if my answers would paint me as Chaotic Neutral, so it was definitely a close thing. I'm on the far right line of chaos, and only a little above the line between neutral and good.

But it was way too short for me... and the answers were too limited. 'if a contract is no longer a good one, then it is off'? No. There is no contract to begin with. I might do a thing, but no piece of paper declares this and controls whether or not it is done. They can think what they like about our relationship... but if I'm actively working for them: it is because I will it.

[LeighJones]

I got chaotic evil! I was answering honestly...

Least it aint lawful evil i spose...

BRB I'm working on my evil laugh, mwuhoohahahahahaha.

[Violet]

So just where are all the lawful people anyway?

I can easily work with all of chaos (that desires to work with me, and I understand how to deal with them whenever this should not be the case). What I can't work with is any of lawful. We necessarily diverge in methodology, which makes teamwork between us terminate the moment it comes in contact with a bloody law.

[Cinjin]

Dungeons and Dragons is EVIL!!

It teaches the principles of the DEVIL!

You should be meditating only on the name of JESUS!

Doesn't everything I say seem just little more true when I capitalize the last WORD!?!




... sorry I was just having a flashback of my dad when I was in the 6th grade.

[Kyle]

I also got Chaotic Evil, Lol. I answered all questions truthfully.

[Ubermensch]

Neutral Evil.

[reverendjeremiah]

So just where are all the lawful people anyway?

I can easily work with all of chaos (that desires to work with me, and I understand how to deal with them whenever this should not be the case). What I can't work with is any of lawful. We necessarily diverge in methodology, which makes teamwork between us terminate the moment it comes in contact with a bloody law.

Your typical xian fundy would be somewhere around Lawful Neutral, Lawful Evil, or Neutral Evil. Pat Robertson would be Neutral evil, as he only cares about the law only if it profits him. If he can have slave labor in diamond mines then so be it. Me? I am Neutral Good, I only care about the law if it is benevolent for all people. If it isnt, then those laws deserved to be broken and removed.

Most of the cool xians would wind up being Neutral Good or Lawful Good. The NG's I prefer to hang around. The LG's tend to be a bit "holier than thou" types.

The d&d alignment system is pretty good, and a quick indicator of peoples basic ethics and morals.

Allow me to give you a run down of the alignment system along with famous fictional characters that represent them in my opinion:

Lawful Good - Superman
Lawful Neutral - Spock
Lawful Evil - Doctor Doom
Neutral Good - Spider Man
Neutral* - Tom Bombadil (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Bombadil )
Neutral Evil - Doctor Octopus
Chaotic Good - Thor
Chaotic Neutral - Raphael from TMNT
Chaotic Evil - The Joker

And you can also have tendencies like Chaotic Neutral (evil), or Lawful Neutral (good) that shows you preferences on a NEUTRAL stance, that you tend to lean that way, but not always. Let me give you some examples:

Lawful Neutral (Good) - Captain America
Lawful Neutral (Evil) - Rā's al Ghūl (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ra's_al_Ghul)
Neutral (Lawful) Good - Batman
Chaotic Neutral (Evil) - Loki
Chaotic Neutral (Good) - Wolverine

You cant have a "Lawful (Chaotic) Good" alignment, because it defaults to Neutral Good. You also cannot have an alignment like "Lawful Good (Evil)", because it will default to Lawful Neutral. All tendencies must be based upon a Neutrality question to avoid contradiction. Tendencies can ONLY be used when the word "neutral" is being used on the alignment.

So some of you who are complaining may be falling into tendency issues, like Sae. She may more than likely be Chaotic Neutral (Good).

Me?

Im strict Neutral Good.

*note - sometimes it is hard to point out a true neutral ethic. For the most part, many non-human animals and all plants are considered "true" Neutral. Some games ban the idea of true Neutral because it is hard to define it.

[Autumnlicious]

Hey dol! merry dol! ring a dong dillo! Ring a dong! hop along! fal lal the willow! Tom Bom, jolly Tom, Tom Bombadillo!

[Violet]

I don't consider the Joker to be evil, by the way... he does what he wants and that can include killing people (in ways that are infact to the benefit of others (though they may not yet realize this)). Evil would be doing things not to please oneself, but to hurt others for nothing more than consistency or some other disregard for a situation.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfmkRi_tr9c

Survival of the fittest is a good thing as some understand. Others find this to be a heartless viewpoint. "Good" as I see it is not that which (any?) society deems to be good... but that which I consider to be good. And I expect the next person to have their own understanding of this. Ultimately, the entire dungeons and dragon's 'good-evil' portion is a cop out to what is really meant. Lawful and chaotic? Now that's actually descriptive of something inherently intersubjective.

[reverendjeremiah]

The very base of a Chaotic Evil character, in my opinion, is that she could care less about other peoples freedoms or lives, and she may very well care just as less about her own life. Chaotic Evil is a sociopathic Nihilist. That is what The Joker is.

What do you think the Joker is Sae?

Good vs. EvilThe conflict of good versus evil is a common motif in Dungeons & Dragons and other fantasy fiction. Although player characters can adventure for personal gain rather than from altruistic motives, it is generally assumed that the player characters will be opposed to evil and often fight evil creatures.

The third edition D&D rules define good and evil as follows:

Good implies altruism, respect for life, and a concern for the dignity of sentient beings. Good characters make personal sacrifices to help others.

Evil implies harming, oppressing, and killing others. Some evil creatures simply have no compassion for others and kill without qualms if doing so is convenient or if it can be set up. Others actively pursue evil, killing for sport or out of duty to some malevolent deity or master.

People who are neutral with respect to good and evil have compunctions against killing the innocent but lack the commitment to make sacrifices to protect or help others. Neutral people are committed to others by personal relationships.

Paladins, altruistic heroes and creatures such as angels are considered good aligned. Villains and violent criminals are considered evil, as are inherently evil creatures such as demons and most undead. Animals are considered neutral even when they attack innocents, because they act on natural instinct and lack the intelligence to make moral decisions.

Law vs. ChaosThe law versus chaos axis in Dungeons & Dragons predates good versus evil in the game rules. In esoteric Greyhawk setting lore, too, the precepts of law and chaos predate good and evil in the world's prehistory. Players often consider law and chaos less relevant to their character than good and evil. Confusingly, a lawful alignment does not necessarily mean that a character obeys a region's laws, nor does a chaotic alignment necessarily mean that a character disobeys a region's laws.

The third edition D&D rules define law and chaos as follows:

Law implies honor, trustworthiness, obedience to authority, and reliability. On the downside, lawfulness can include closed-mindedness, reactionary adherence to tradition, judgmentalness, and a lack of adaptability. Those who consciously promote lawfulness say that only lawful behavior creates a society in which people can depend on each other and make the right decisions in full confidence that others will act as they should.

Chaos implies freedom, adaptability, and flexibility. On the downside, chaos can include recklessness, resentment toward legitimate authority, arbitrary actions, and irresponsibility. Those who promote chaotic behavior say that only unfettered personal freedom allows people to express themselves fully and lets society benefit from the potential that its individuals have within them.

Someone who is neutral with respect to law and chaos has a normal respect for authority and feels neither a compulsion to obey nor a compulsion to rebel. They are honest but can be tempted into lying or deceiving others.

It is more common for creatures to be neutral with regard to law/chaos than good/evil. Certain extraplanar creatures, such as the numerous and powerful Modrons, are always lawful. Conversely, Slaadi are chaotic, representing beings of chaos. Dwarven societies are usually lawful, while Elven societies are most often chaotic.