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<blockquote data-quote="Sniktch" data-source="post: 417669" data-attributes="member: 7704"><p><strong>Lawful Good</strong></p><p></p><p>Well, conflict is an ever present factor within our party, and a lot of it has to do with the dynamic of two lawful good dwarves hanging out with a necromancer. This shows up a lot more when Jack stays awake for the full session. </p><p></p><p>Why does the party stay together? We've always been of the opinion that alignments cover a fairly broad area, though, kind of like with real people. Rather than allowing alignment to constrain us into a role, we use it as a general guideline as to what our character would do in a situation. If I were to break them into categories, Quinn would fall into a "pure of heart" type of LG - compassionate, caring, tolerant of others' faults, and finding the good in everyone. She can interact with Artimas on a friendly level because she sees the good in him, or the potential for good. Jack, on the other hand, is a little more of a zealot, with a harsh personal code that is as unforgiving as it is merciless. Really just two different shades of white, and who is to say which is brighter? </p><p></p><p>Speaking of Artimas, he does not see his actions as evil, or where he does see his actions as evil he tries to counterbalance them with good. The teachings of Arawn taught him that after death the soul goes to the Realm of the Dead, and the body is no longer needed or cared for. The corpses he animates are tools to him, to be used to further whatever ends those with the power use them for. This is not an insult to the dead, as they have departed long ago. Intelligent undead are not tolerated by the church, and are either brought under church control or destroyed. And yeah, sure Artimas uses Grim Feast, Death Knell, and other evil spells, but the way he sees it, that is counteracted by the fact that he uses them to destroy evil beings.</p><p></p><p>The party treads a fine line and has come close to open blows several times, but something has always defused the situation before it went to far. Most recently they were all united by their hatred and fear of the deceased tiefling called the Mask, who used his hat of disguise and assassin skills to join the party and wreak havoc several times. Without this common enemy, it appears that Jack and Artimas are headed for a confrontation again, although everyone else would rather just maintain the status quo.</p><p></p><p>EDIT: I talked to Jack on the phone the other day and it reminded me of the whole alignment question. I thought of a couple of examples of the LG character hanging out with a character with evil tendencies from popular fiction. The relationship between Jack and Artimas could be compared with the relationship between Sturm and Raistlin in the Dragonlance series. Later in the series, we have a totally different LG w/ Evil dynamic introduced in the form of Raistlin and Crysania.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sniktch, post: 417669, member: 7704"] [b]Lawful Good[/b] Well, conflict is an ever present factor within our party, and a lot of it has to do with the dynamic of two lawful good dwarves hanging out with a necromancer. This shows up a lot more when Jack stays awake for the full session. Why does the party stay together? We've always been of the opinion that alignments cover a fairly broad area, though, kind of like with real people. Rather than allowing alignment to constrain us into a role, we use it as a general guideline as to what our character would do in a situation. If I were to break them into categories, Quinn would fall into a "pure of heart" type of LG - compassionate, caring, tolerant of others' faults, and finding the good in everyone. She can interact with Artimas on a friendly level because she sees the good in him, or the potential for good. Jack, on the other hand, is a little more of a zealot, with a harsh personal code that is as unforgiving as it is merciless. Really just two different shades of white, and who is to say which is brighter? Speaking of Artimas, he does not see his actions as evil, or where he does see his actions as evil he tries to counterbalance them with good. The teachings of Arawn taught him that after death the soul goes to the Realm of the Dead, and the body is no longer needed or cared for. The corpses he animates are tools to him, to be used to further whatever ends those with the power use them for. This is not an insult to the dead, as they have departed long ago. Intelligent undead are not tolerated by the church, and are either brought under church control or destroyed. And yeah, sure Artimas uses Grim Feast, Death Knell, and other evil spells, but the way he sees it, that is counteracted by the fact that he uses them to destroy evil beings. The party treads a fine line and has come close to open blows several times, but something has always defused the situation before it went to far. Most recently they were all united by their hatred and fear of the deceased tiefling called the Mask, who used his hat of disguise and assassin skills to join the party and wreak havoc several times. Without this common enemy, it appears that Jack and Artimas are headed for a confrontation again, although everyone else would rather just maintain the status quo. EDIT: I talked to Jack on the phone the other day and it reminded me of the whole alignment question. I thought of a couple of examples of the LG character hanging out with a character with evil tendencies from popular fiction. The relationship between Jack and Artimas could be compared with the relationship between Sturm and Raistlin in the Dragonlance series. Later in the series, we have a totally different LG w/ Evil dynamic introduced in the form of Raistlin and Crysania. [/QUOTE]
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