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Message: <blockquote data-quote="WayneLigon" data-source="post: 2591459" data-attributes="member: 3649">Sometimes I think that if I had to choose just one thing to change about alignment, I'd change the word 'Lawful' to 'Orderly' so people wouldn't tie it so closely with obeying the laws of the land. Lawful really has nothing at all to do with 'laws' as we usually think of them; it's an ethos that appreciates order, rationality, adherance to codes and strictures that promote organization and - usually - a heirarchical authority. Now, these usually cleave very close to what we in the modern world think of as 'laws of the land' since so many of ours try to promote the same thing. It certainly goes far beyond mere adherance to the law. I can merely adhere to some laws and still be very chaotic. I can have the utmost contempt for the laws of the land but still not steal because I am Good. I can refrain from murder because I fear being caught. A person who is lawful will refrain from disorder whether or not a 'law' is involved in it. A Lawful person (note the capital) will be lawful whether or not there are any laws; they will always be orderly, organized, prefer things in their place rather than in disarray, and generally manifest an entire host of traits simply because they are lawful. A lawful evil person certainly breaks more laws of the land than he upholds, but he still is methodical, orderly, analytical and prefers belonging to an association than going it alone.SPeaking of the insanity, I can't right now think of any OCD person who likes being OCD. Being a mild form of insanity, they have no say in the matter; this mental kink compells them to do these things whether they want to or not. I'm assuming here that you're not assuming that any truly insane person actually has any form of say-so or responsibility for the actions that their insanity makes them perform - that's why we have codes in our own laws for lessened competency or even 'not guilty by reason of insanity'.</blockquote>

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