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TopicHas there ever been a good definition for alignments in d&d
MariaTaylor
12/21/18 8:05:28 AM
#94:


neutral good: this person tries to be kind and help others, is generally self sacrificing, and tries not to harm others intentionally. doesn't have particularly strong thoughts about the law one way or the other; they'll follow the rules as much as possible but they will prioritize doing the right thing. the main difference between neutral good and true neutral is that the neutral good person has an inclination do help others rather than pure self interest and, most importantly, you can observe their actions from an objective point of view and see that they have created good in the world. one of a kind individuals who are very rare and often recognized as good people by those from all walks of life.

chaotic evil: a radicalized chaotic neutral who no longer tolerates the flaws of society and, in seeking to create a more free (and thus "good") society they accidentally commit a litany of evil acts in order to try and achieve their lofty ideals. not as dangerous as the organized military complex of lawful evils, and probably not quite as annoying if only because it's less likely to get a bunch of them organizing into one group to shame you. the scariest thing about chaotic evil is their total disregard for the comfort and wellbeing of other humans as long as they can create a world where everyone is free to make their own decisions. even if the 'free market' causes a billion people to die it's totally cool because the overall amount of freedom will increase for the survivors.

(another gap)

chaotic good: to be honest I'm not entirely sure what a chaotic good person looks like but I doubt you'll find them very commonly. I guess it's like a chaotic neutral but more altruistic. they'd be similar to the neutral good paragon I described above but with more firmly established and consistent political thoughts on what makes society as a whole a good place (rather than just their own personal version of being good and helping others). and, the society they imagine, gives as little power to the government as possible.

lawful good: requires a rare combination of three traits. first, the absolute desire to do good in all things. secondly, the strict belief that the only way to achieve good is by using law and order to keep humans under control. third, somehow, despite those two conflicting hypocritical beliefs, they are also somehow this perfect person who is able to keep their lawful impulses in check and not force their grand ideals of lawful society upon others who disagree with them (because forcing your version of morality on others is not good). as you can imagine, this happens very rarely. in fact, they basically don't exist.
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