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<blockquote data-quote="Nivenus" data-source="post: 6408583" data-attributes="member: 71756"><p>That's exactly how I was going to explain it but you saved me the trouble <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> .</p><p></p><p>Basically, every individual only has the capacity to care so much about a given value set. If they're 100% dedicated to good/empathy/kindness they can't be simultaneously 100% dedicated to law/order/stability or chaos/liberty/change. They only have so much ability to be dedicated to one or the other. By prioritizing both, they necessarily value each less than if they were dedicated to one. The planes are the same way: they can only be suffused with so much ideological energy, be it from good, law, chaos, or evil. It's basically similar to how you can have be level 20 fighter or level 20 wizard or a level 10 fighter / level 10 wizard, but you can't be a level 20 fighter / level 20 wizard; you're necessarily sacrificing some of your fighting expertise or arcane power to dedicate yourself to both paths.</p><p></p><p>Most people, of course, aren't 100% dedicated to anything. A given individual neutral good character might be 45% good, 20% law, 15% evil, 15% chaos, and 5% order. Or they might be some other mix. Only outsiders are "pure" good, law, evil, or chaos (and of course, an archon is actually 50% law and 50% good, rather than 100% one or the other).</p><p></p><p>Of course, you might not want to quantify they kinds of things at all if you feel that debases any of the four concepts. But then, what's the point of asking the question?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nivenus, post: 6408583, member: 71756"] That's exactly how I was going to explain it but you saved me the trouble ;) . Basically, every individual only has the capacity to care so much about a given value set. If they're 100% dedicated to good/empathy/kindness they can't be simultaneously 100% dedicated to law/order/stability or chaos/liberty/change. They only have so much ability to be dedicated to one or the other. By prioritizing both, they necessarily value each less than if they were dedicated to one. The planes are the same way: they can only be suffused with so much ideological energy, be it from good, law, chaos, or evil. It's basically similar to how you can have be level 20 fighter or level 20 wizard or a level 10 fighter / level 10 wizard, but you can't be a level 20 fighter / level 20 wizard; you're necessarily sacrificing some of your fighting expertise or arcane power to dedicate yourself to both paths. Most people, of course, aren't 100% dedicated to anything. A given individual neutral good character might be 45% good, 20% law, 15% evil, 15% chaos, and 5% order. Or they might be some other mix. Only outsiders are "pure" good, law, evil, or chaos (and of course, an archon is actually 50% law and 50% good, rather than 100% one or the other). Of course, you might not want to quantify they kinds of things at all if you feel that debases any of the four concepts. But then, what's the point of asking the question? [/QUOTE]
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