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<blockquote data-quote="Illithidbix" data-source="post: 6788929" data-attributes="member: 12283"><p><em>Putting aside my rabid anti-alignment nerd rage buttons at the door.</em></p><p></p><p>Trying to reconcile Alignment as very broad strokes over the behaviour of many individuals and the sorta romantic psuedo-feudalism that many D&D settings have. </p><p>Also how much the ruler mirrors the alignment of the majority of the population.</p><p></p><p>Good - Evil axis:</p><p>How much those at top genuine invest in the happiness and safety of those they rule over, and how this manifests as the community spirit of the middle and lower classes.</p><p>To put simply: A "Good King" and "Evil King" might tax the same amount, but the Good King invests it in infrastructure to support the people in the kingdom, whilst the Evil King invests it in their own comfort and power.</p><p>They might even spend the same amount on soldiers to maintain their standing army, but the Good King sends them out to clear bandits and monsters who threaten farmers. The Evil King uses them as personal enforcers to discourage threats.</p><p></p><p>A good society is in theory at least one where people share with those in need and seek to support neighbors.</p><p></p><p>Lawful - Chaotic axis:</p><p>Obviously easier to imagine societies with how much their laws that they care about and are enforced.</p><p>- But also how much the rulers are beholden to the law rather than just adjudicating it.</p><p>Lawful societies in theory show more genuine respect for authority beyond just intimidation.</p><p></p><p>Of course societies may treat outsiders very different. </p><p>A "barbarian clan" might be fiercely devoted to each other and their wellbeing, and uphold customs and laws, yet raid and act without care in raiding those beyond their culture.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Illithidbix, post: 6788929, member: 12283"] [i]Putting aside my rabid anti-alignment nerd rage buttons at the door.[/i] Trying to reconcile Alignment as very broad strokes over the behaviour of many individuals and the sorta romantic psuedo-feudalism that many D&D settings have. Also how much the ruler mirrors the alignment of the majority of the population. Good - Evil axis: How much those at top genuine invest in the happiness and safety of those they rule over, and how this manifests as the community spirit of the middle and lower classes. To put simply: A "Good King" and "Evil King" might tax the same amount, but the Good King invests it in infrastructure to support the people in the kingdom, whilst the Evil King invests it in their own comfort and power. They might even spend the same amount on soldiers to maintain their standing army, but the Good King sends them out to clear bandits and monsters who threaten farmers. The Evil King uses them as personal enforcers to discourage threats. A good society is in theory at least one where people share with those in need and seek to support neighbors. Lawful - Chaotic axis: Obviously easier to imagine societies with how much their laws that they care about and are enforced. - But also how much the rulers are beholden to the law rather than just adjudicating it. Lawful societies in theory show more genuine respect for authority beyond just intimidation. Of course societies may treat outsiders very different. A "barbarian clan" might be fiercely devoted to each other and their wellbeing, and uphold customs and laws, yet raid and act without care in raiding those beyond their culture. [/QUOTE]
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