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Fixed it for you.

They’d be chaotic. As the axis was law, neutral, chaos. The implication of chaos being predominantly evil can be interpreted in the description of the chaotic alignment in Moldvay. Again, I did mention, the if assumption. If that is how you predominantly run then. What I’ve said doesn’t...

Because they are human.

The fact that this is even a statement on a forum devoted to fantasy gaming astounds me. This is definitely part of the chilling effects that I’ve alluded to earlier. Nevertheless, I have no intention of provoking the mods and so will comply and keep it relevant to alignment.

Well if you play Orcs as objectively evil creatures, that grow up to kill, burn and pillage, as that’s in their nature, then yeah, it’s not much of a quandary. Just as the wasp that pays its eggs in a caterpillar and the larvae eat the caterpillar and go on to do the same Deep space 9 did...

Meh, I’ve said before in another thread that I think x cards don’t actually serve their intended purpose, creating a failure state of a story game (as you put it) rather than mitigating it. I think the very nature of the OSR brand style of play is antithetical to the idea of your suggestions to...

Right, absolutely. I fully understand that creative works are not created in a vacuum and of course meta influences at the time impact on writing. Racism is obviously the big thing at the moment (for very real, concerning real world events). This textual analysis is fine for University level...

No, my argument has never been emulation. My argument has always been along the traditionalists lines, of keeping alignments (which were informed by the fiction, but not seeking one for one emulation, and making clear that there is no, ulterior, judgemental value on real world peoples from them...

No, I’m just consistently surprised that it’s being taken as it is. I mentioned the literature in reference to what is being drawn from and inspired much of D&D, not as being replicated one for one in D&D. You are arguing the latter, and successfully because you are correct in this. But at no...

His Elves are akin to powerful angelic beings. Orcs are the corrupted elves, broken and fallen. If anything, it’s evoking Christian imagery of angels and the fallen ones rather than any ethnicities or sub cultures. If you’re going to use the letters to support the idea of Tolkein racism don’t...

It was in reference to your post #521. I didn’t know if that was directly how you were feeling, or if it was because of something that I stated. I was just trying to make clear that I’m not labelling all “non alignment Likers” in the same group or as having the same reason for not liking...

Again to restate, because I’m really concerned that the nuance of what I’m saying is being missed here. People want to play all kinds of races and such? Great, you do you. There’s currently a consumer demand for that stuff? Great, again, not my cup of tea, but they’re going to go where the...

You’re still not understanding what the point was if you’re talking about what the stories contained and such. I’ve repeated, reframed and italicised and now bored of repeating it. I’m not going to debate you on this point any more. You see absurdity in alignment, that’s fine, you do you and...

There is a need suggested when one selectively ignores elements of what is being said that runs counter to the point. You keep critiquing my responses around the literature, comparing it directly to the sources when I’ve not stated at any point that these are replicated one for one. I’ve said...

Oh my days, are we going out of our way to be purposefully obtuse here? Censorship is not just removal of content. It is removed for reasons as being deemed harmful/offensive by certain groups, organisations, interests etc.

Indeed, I didn’t call out specific works beyond LOTR as that pertained to my discussion of orcs. Indeed, alignment is Morecockian. And indeed the reason theres’s a bit of everything is because D&D is a pastiche of a lot of that literature and mythology! If only Gary had provided us an appendix...

1) You didn’t read the whole sentence in context here. People calling for the removal of alignment for the betterment of the game has ever been thus and part of the traditional nerddom debate. What’s new now is some are wrapping it up within the wider new moral panic and are making the argument...

I mean, to be fair, Orcs are Lawful Evil in 2e (not sure on current alignment) so that’s on brand at least. I do agree that Planescape is not perfect and could do with work. It just oozes that atmosphere for me. And if things don’t quite make sense, why not? Think on it, thoughts shape reality...

I would say give it a go. On reading, a lot of people dislike the idea of the funnel, but in practice, end up enjoying it. You still might not, but I’d honestly try it with a one shot. Most vtts should allow you to roll those funk dice :).

Have you given DCC a try? You have the level 0 funnel as a meat grinder (meant to be more more hilarious and tongue in cheek) but then after that you have some more of the power and adventure (with lots of craziness going on) with a stripped down 3.x inspired ruleset