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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mercule" data-source="post: 1234756" data-attributes="member: 5100">That's an interesting idea.  I rather like it.  The Slaadi were always made out to be a bit more ominous and threatening than a true CN should be. As another example of CN, I played a CN Sorcerer right after 3E came out (and right before, actually). This character had picked up the spell Item/Shrink Item.  He made it the cornerstone of his spell list, including having a couple of variations of different levels -- even one that worked on living creatures.  Well, when I created the character and knew where he was headed, I asked myself, "What sort of person would turn a living creature into a card (personal variation from the scrap of cloth) and stick them in his pocket?  And what would that ability do to someone's mind?" The answer I came up with was someone who wasn't really malicious, but didn't draw a real distinct line between people and things.  I mean, hey, from sword to club to stick to bone and from apple to steak to cow to ape to person are both reasonably clear paths to follow.  Where do you draw the line?  Sure, he placed more value on people than on cattle, but he was willing to sacrifice them to save his own skin, most of the time. Every now and again, he'd actually get attached to people and risk his neck to bail them out or aid them.  But, they were few and far between.  He also wasn't a sociopath.  He enjoyed being around people.  Mostly, he just viewed others as separate from himself, and placed the most value on his own skin. Again, not malevolent, but certainly not benevolent, either.  Neutral, morally. He definitely didn't buy into any organization.  In fact, he tended to avoid them.  He liked to be responsible for himself and let others do their thing.  Organizations don't do that, though.  Thus Chaotic, ethically.</blockquote>

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