I'd argue the only monsters it "helps" with roleplay is Demons and Devils. Those are the only monsters that are so reliant on their alignments that it actually matters to how they act. For most other monsters, like Hags or Ogres, their motivations and personalities are more complex and alignment is detrimental if anything.
I don't require my players to even use it. They are capable of coming up with and roleplaying some fairly realistic personalities for their PCs. They still like to write down the two letters on their character sheets, though.
I certainly agree that alignment is completely useless to simulate anything in real life. I also think that there are RPGs where I'm interested in some kind of simulation or real life. AD&D, for me, is not such a game.
or better yet they each use the nice one for themselves and the bad one for their foe?
Order vs. Freedom?
i think i'd split the difference and go with Order VS Liberty,
I agree.
stasis verse freedom or stagnacy.
