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That which is chaotic masquerading as lawful and that which is neutral masquerading as good. :D

I agree Justice and Rule. I would rather it simply be used for the small (individual characters) and the large (the Outer Planes). That being said, some monsters (like the chromatic and metallic dragons) seem to have been designed around alignment. And certain undead and monsters connected to...

In both the 1978 PHB and the 1979 DMG, Gygax closely adhered the Outer Planes to alignments. Given that it was years before Grubb's Manual of the Planes came out, the impression with which I was left was that alignments were intrinsic to the cosmology. Deities & Demigods reinforced this as well...

I agree concerning the cosmology. Like I was saying earlier. I like the game so I like its features. That would probably be the beginning and the end for me.

Yes, I know that the alignment derived from Moorcock, a well as Poul Anderson and some others, but it was also used by Gygax as moral and ethical descriptors as well as a framework for a cosmology.

You may be correct in essence. But THAC0 was a simplification of the "to hit" tables in first system. I played with it and the game was fine...actually THAC0 sped up our game because we didn't need to consult tables when attacking. I think the present d20 method of handling attacks is better...

That is difficult for me to answer other than, I care. The alignment system was a carry over from much of the pulp fiction that influenced Gygax and it was a feature of the game I fell in love with decades ago. I like the game so I like its features.

It helps me understand them in relation to one another in the moral and ethical system that Gygax laid out.

Ouch. I am sorry you find it silly. But, then again, as a basement-dwelling role-player who posts on Enworld, it is not the first time I have endured my interests as being labeled such.

It helps with laying out the philosophical dispositions of the Outer Planes.

Thanks! Can't wait till it appears in the books. Well, let me correct that, I can wait. I love what they are publishing. I can wait. I say keep doing the Unearthed Arcana and take your time to implement each expansion of the game in the right way.

Basic: I was 6 or 7 years old and most ideas were simple enough that they could be taught to me. AD&D 1st edition: The mystery of what the game and the game books unfolded. I love Gygax's writing and the way a mere two pages on planes in the back of the PHB suggested a multiverse of adventure...

I can get down with this. Thanks. I do not see evidence from the last six or seven years of D&D books or hearing interviews with D&D writers that there has been a sell out. The writers and editors involved are nurturing the history and legacy of the game while making a terrific game for an...

I loved that, Umbran, thank you for sharing!

Have it and enjoy! It's a game so have fun with it. When you write, "you mistake me for other," though, I think I did not mistake you...unless you were responding exclusively to Cubics Rube...but, you did quote me so it looks like you are responding to me. In your original post, you wrote, "the...

I do not think I can help you. I have played a few monks and have never had any complaints. I read people complain about it frequently here, though. My monks are very fun to play.

Maybe have his or her moods vacillate with the waxing and waning of the moon? Perhaps when the moon is full his or her personality is the most outgoing and forceful and when the moon is new he or she is the most secretive and mysterious.

Wow!

That's it, I'm out. :)

I think Wizards of the Coast has been very nurturing with the legacy of Dungeons & Dragons and has published wonderful books. Of course, when I fall in love with someone, or something, I tend to embrace.