About alignment.
http://www.filehurricane.com/v...5505PM_alignment.jpg
There's a reason for that. Tim and I have met a large number of players who, like Ed, believe "neutral" means "I can do whatever I want whenever I want on a whim." No. That's chaotic evil in our opinion. Loooong way away from neutral. So I figured I'd look up the "book" definition of the alignments. Two whole pages on the topic. Pg 19-20.
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The Evil Alignment
It is my right to claim what others possess.
Evil characters don’t necessarily go out of their way to hurt people, but they’re perfectly willing to take advantage of the weakness of others to acquire what they want.
Very very important point. This is where many excuse evil as "neutral." "My guy's not evil. He only decapitates people who make him angry." No. That's not neutral, that's evil. Very very evil. If someone decapitated a friend of yours because that friend insulted them, you'd agree.
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The Chaotic Evil Alignment
I don’t care what I have to do to get what I want.
Chaotic evil characters have a complete disregard for others.
Being chaotic evil is a lot like being unapologetically rude. "I don't care if I hurt you" is not neutral. That's evil. Very very evil. Think spouse/child abuse. You don't have to decapitate your wife or child to be chaotic evil. You just have to be so irredeemably selfish that you don't care when you hurt them.
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Unaligned
Just let me go about my business.
If you’re unaligned, you don’t actively seek to harm others or wish them ill. But you also don’t go out of your way to put yourself at risk without some hope
for reward.
In other words, unaligned = an ordinary person. Sometimes angry, sometimes generous, but usually only returns what's given them.
For reference, nother fun poster:
http://writingiseasier.files.w...-alignment-chart.jpg
