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I've tried several times to figure out how to remove the 'good/evil' from the equation, since most people find Law vs Chaos easier to accept.
It starts to fall down once you look at it as a subjective moral judgement. I then try to look at it from a Self vs Holistic vs Group focus.
Law + Self = You want a system of controls to exist but you are concerned with your ability to navigate that system.
Chaos + Self = You want no system of controls to exist, you are only concerned with your own desires.
Law/Chaos + Holistic = Self/Group ceases to matter in relation to Law/Organization or Chaos/Disorder.
Law + Group = The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the individual and there must be order imposed on individuals.
Chaos + Group = The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the individual, and groups must be free from control by individuals.
I've never really tried to clean up the concept, because I dont really have an issue with the alignment system (and I love the great wheel that depends on it really) anyway.
It starts to fall down once you look at it as a subjective moral judgement. I then try to look at it from a Self vs Holistic vs Group focus.
Law + Self = You want a system of controls to exist but you are concerned with your ability to navigate that system.
Chaos + Self = You want no system of controls to exist, you are only concerned with your own desires.
Law/Chaos + Holistic = Self/Group ceases to matter in relation to Law/Organization or Chaos/Disorder.
Law + Group = The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the individual and there must be order imposed on individuals.
Chaos + Group = The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the individual, and groups must be free from control by individuals.
I've never really tried to clean up the concept, because I dont really have an issue with the alignment system (and I love the great wheel that depends on it really) anyway.