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<blockquote data-quote="Tequila Sunrise" data-source="post: 6262399" data-attributes="member: 40398"><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'"><strong>Lawful Good</strong></span></span></p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="color: #000000">2e LG focuses on strong governments that work for greater good.</span><br /> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="color: #000000">Like all 3e alignment descriptions, LG has a nickname and a "This alignment is best because..." ending. LG's nickname is the Crusader, and in contrast to 2e LG, is focused on the adventuring aspect of LG -- fighting evil, helping the needy, and being honest. LG is best because it combines honor and compassion.</span><br /> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="color: #000000">Like all 4e alignment descriptions, this one begins with a motto: "An ordered society protects us from evil." 4e LG is focused on codes of conduct and laws as the best means to achieve goodness. LG ideals include the value of life, protection of the downtrodden, and honor.</span><br /> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="color: #000000">The 4e description ends with commentary about what happens when legitimate authority becomes exploitative authority -- a LG character is obligated to fight such exploitation, preferably through the system itself.</span></li> </ul><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'"><strong>Neutral Good</strong></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'"><strong></strong></span></span></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="color: #000000">2e NG is rather philosophical -- NG characters believe in the balance of all forces...except that Good should outweigh Evil.</span><br /> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="color: #000000">The 3e nickname for NG is the Benefactor. NG is the best alignment because it's about doing good without bias for or against order.</span><br /> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="color: #000000">NG is simply 'Good' in 4e. "</span><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'">Protecting the weak from those who would dominate or kill them is just the right thing to do." G is focused on protecting the weak. G characters can follow rules and respect authority, but realize that power tends to corrupt.</span></span></li> </ul><p><strong>Chaotic Good</strong></p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">2e describes CG as individualism marked by a streak of kindness and benevolence. CG characters follow their own moral compass, and have no use for laws or regulations.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The 3e nickname for CG is the Rebel. Much of the 3e description may as well be copy-pasted from the 2e description. CG is the best alignment because it combines goodness with a free spirit.</li> </ul></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tequila Sunrise, post: 6262399, member: 40398"] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Helvetica][B]Lawful Good[/B][/FONT][/COLOR] [LIST] [*][COLOR=#000000]2e LG focuses on strong governments that work for greater good.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Helvetica][/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][/COLOR] [*][COLOR=#000000]Like all 3e alignment descriptions, LG has a nickname and a "This alignment is best because..." ending. LG's nickname is the Crusader, and in contrast to 2e LG, is focused on the adventuring aspect of LG -- fighting evil, helping the needy, and being honest. LG is best because it combines honor and compassion.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Helvetica][/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][/COLOR] [*][COLOR=#000000]Like all 4e alignment descriptions, this one begins with a motto: "An ordered society protects us from evil." 4e LG is focused on codes of conduct and laws as the best means to achieve goodness. LG ideals include the value of life, protection of the downtrodden, and honor.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Helvetica][/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][/COLOR] [*][COLOR=#000000]The 4e description ends with commentary about what happens when legitimate authority becomes exploitative authority -- a LG character is obligated to fight such exploitation, preferably through the system itself.[/COLOR] [/LIST] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Helvetica][B]Neutral Good [/B][/FONT][/COLOR] [LIST] [*][COLOR=#000000]2e NG is rather philosophical -- NG characters believe in the balance of all forces...except that Good should outweigh Evil.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Helvetica][/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][/COLOR] [*][COLOR=#000000]The 3e nickname for NG is the Benefactor. NG is the best alignment because it's about doing good without bias for or against order.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Helvetica][/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][/COLOR] [*][COLOR=#000000]NG is simply 'Good' in 4e. "[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Helvetica]Protecting the weak from those who would dominate or kill them is just the right thing to do." G is focused on protecting the weak. G characters can follow rules and respect authority, but realize that power tends to corrupt.[/FONT][/COLOR] [/LIST] [B]Chaotic Good[/B] [LIST] [*]2e describes CG as individualism marked by a streak of kindness and benevolence. CG characters follow their own moral compass, and have no use for laws or regulations. [*]The 3e nickname for CG is the Rebel. Much of the 3e description may as well be copy-pasted from the 2e description. CG is the best alignment because it combines goodness with a free spirit. [/LIST] [/QUOTE]
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