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Alignment Question - Chaotic Neutral or Chaotic Evil?
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<blockquote data-quote="billd91" data-source="post: 5688675" data-attributes="member: 3400"><p>There's no way a character is "in the right" simply because he does something as a jerk and has a chaotic neutral alignment. Being in the right means you've done the right thing by moral and ethical standards. Stealing doesn't live up to those standards no matter what your character's alignment.</p><p></p><p>As a chaotic neutral character, the barbarian doesn't feel bound to do either good nor perpetrate evil nor does he feel particularly bound by external obligations. Stealing could be quite in character but that doesn't mean he's "in the right".</p><p></p><p>Of course, assuming you're not particularly good yourself, attacking him for it could also be quite in character. Your DM is, as far as I'm concerned, right out of order by threatening to slap you with CE for attacking someone who stole from you.</p><p></p><p>But what you should do is school this newbie player with proper table etiquette. Stealing from other party members and saying something like "I'm chaotic neutral" is an excuse won't fly. That's just a player trying to cover his own jerk behavior and it's sure to cause trouble not just within the party but also between players. And if he keeps it up, threats from the DM that your own character will become CE won't stop you.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="billd91, post: 5688675, member: 3400"] There's no way a character is "in the right" simply because he does something as a jerk and has a chaotic neutral alignment. Being in the right means you've done the right thing by moral and ethical standards. Stealing doesn't live up to those standards no matter what your character's alignment. As a chaotic neutral character, the barbarian doesn't feel bound to do either good nor perpetrate evil nor does he feel particularly bound by external obligations. Stealing could be quite in character but that doesn't mean he's "in the right". Of course, assuming you're not particularly good yourself, attacking him for it could also be quite in character. Your DM is, as far as I'm concerned, right out of order by threatening to slap you with CE for attacking someone who stole from you. But what you should do is school this newbie player with proper table etiquette. Stealing from other party members and saying something like "I'm chaotic neutral" is an excuse won't fly. That's just a player trying to cover his own jerk behavior and it's sure to cause trouble not just within the party but also between players. And if he keeps it up, threats from the DM that your own character will become CE won't stop you. [/QUOTE]
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