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Message: <blockquote data-quote="The Spectrum Rider" data-source="post: 1234880" data-attributes="member: 10777">More, I think, on topic:In AD&D 1, I had a CN gnome fighter/illusionist character named Jaspar Chance. Faced with any moral decision, he would literally roll dice to decide where he was currently on the alignment spectrum (both G/E and L/C), and act accordingly. Some may argue that he was thus really NN, but the randomness of his actions made him CN to me.The DM knew about this, but none of the other players did. I was constantly describing my character as shaking a little box and looking inside before he acted. The nature and contents of the box became a subject of much interest and discussion among both characters and players. Most came to the conclusion that Jaspar was using some unusual magic item - although I never consulted with the DM to discover the "results" of that item.Ultimately I found myself in a position to give aid to a near-dead comrade, off where no one could see us. I rolled CE. By the standards I was imagining at the time, I interpreted this as saying that I had to kill him and take any of his stuff that wouldn't be noticed. But he was a much-beloved character of a rather sensitive player, so I caved. Jaspar poured a cure potion down his throat, and shortly thereafter I retired Jaspar Chance to the postion of NPC in my future campaigns. Nowadays - many years later - I have a completely different interpretation of CN, and all the other alignments. I see it as a description (however imprecise) of what the character would be willing to do in order to achieve his goals.  But first and foremost the character must HAVE goals, regardless of his alignment. I don't think you can role-play a character directly from alignment - you need a context, personality, goals, and so on.The Spectrum Rider</blockquote>

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