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<blockquote data-quote="Jerrid Al-Kundo" data-source="post: 256097" data-attributes="member: 3321"><p>Per the DMG, intent is meaningless. The reason being that you can claim to any desire you want for just about any action. Thus, intent cannot be quantified with an actual effect, while a declared and resolved action can. In addition, in the default setting, Good and Evil are tangible forces, unlike our real world where philosophy and outlook pertaining to Good and Evil can vary from person to person.</p><p></p><p>That said:</p><p></p><p>1: Chaotic Neutral ("Because I can...")</p><p></p><p>2: No single act should change your alignment unless it is done strictly for the reason of such a transition.</p><p></p><p>2A: Becoming an Assassin (per the Greyhawk Assassin PClass in the DMG) does not make you Evil; Rather, they only accept you into the organization if you are Evil to begin with. The "murder for entry" is simply to show your willingness to kill for them. The ruling regarding this is to keep non-Evil PCs from joining the organization for whatever reason.</p><p></p><p>The Burning Town Question: Does the PC stand up, confess, and work to correct the matter (Lawful Good), walk away hoping his involvement isn't noticed (Chaotic) or actively run to escape punishment (Neutral, possibly Evil depending on the extent of the measures he takes to avoid punishment).</p><p></p><p>Now, you can make it that intent matters, but you are opening the door to debates over actual intent over stated intent, which need not be the same thing, and invite metagame thinking into declared PC actions.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jerrid Al-Kundo, post: 256097, member: 3321"] Per the DMG, intent is meaningless. The reason being that you can claim to any desire you want for just about any action. Thus, intent cannot be quantified with an actual effect, while a declared and resolved action can. In addition, in the default setting, Good and Evil are tangible forces, unlike our real world where philosophy and outlook pertaining to Good and Evil can vary from person to person. That said: 1: Chaotic Neutral ("Because I can...") 2: No single act should change your alignment unless it is done strictly for the reason of such a transition. 2A: Becoming an Assassin (per the Greyhawk Assassin PClass in the DMG) does not make you Evil; Rather, they only accept you into the organization if you are Evil to begin with. The "murder for entry" is simply to show your willingness to kill for them. The ruling regarding this is to keep non-Evil PCs from joining the organization for whatever reason. The Burning Town Question: Does the PC stand up, confess, and work to correct the matter (Lawful Good), walk away hoping his involvement isn't noticed (Chaotic) or actively run to escape punishment (Neutral, possibly Evil depending on the extent of the measures he takes to avoid punishment). Now, you can make it that intent matters, but you are opening the door to debates over actual intent over stated intent, which need not be the same thing, and invite metagame thinking into declared PC actions. [/QUOTE]
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