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<blockquote data-quote="KingCrab" data-source="post: 3829786" data-attributes="member: 40713">The possibility of alignment being optional is probably the most exciting thing I've heard about 4th edition.&nbsp; In my opinion the real reason they might be doing this is that it's impossible to determine alignment since everyone has different views on what good and evil are.&nbsp; Just peek at some of the &quot;My paladin did [blank] should he be punished?&quot; threads.&nbsp; For almost any action you'll find people saying &quot;His paladinhood should be removed&quot; others saying &quot;His god should reward him&quot; and others saying &quot;Strike him down with a lightning bolt!&quot;&nbsp; No one agrees on alignment so no one can know what alignment a character is.The same is true of the other axis.&nbsp;&nbsp; Some people say lawful people follow a code, any code.&nbsp; Some people say they obey the laws of whatever land they came from or whatever land they're in.&nbsp; Some say they must always tell the truth and keep a promise.&nbsp; Some people say they use logic over emotion when making decisions.&nbsp; Everyone has a different idea. So we have an alignment system in 3.5 where people often take damage for being certain alignments, yet every player and DM has a different opinion of what the alignments mean.&nbsp; This is probably the best place for the developers to make a positive change in 4ed.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="KingCrab, post: 3829786, member: 40713"] The possibility of alignment being optional is probably the most exciting thing I've heard about 4th edition. In my opinion the real reason they might be doing this is that it's impossible to determine alignment since everyone has different views on what good and evil are. Just peek at some of the "My paladin did [blank] should he be punished?" threads. For almost any action you'll find people saying "His paladinhood should be removed" others saying "His god should reward him" and others saying "Strike him down with a lightning bolt!" No one agrees on alignment so no one can know what alignment a character is. The same is true of the other axis. Some people say lawful people follow a code, any code. Some people say they obey the laws of whatever land they came from or whatever land they're in. Some say they must always tell the truth and keep a promise. Some people say they use logic over emotion when making decisions. Everyone has a different idea. So we have an alignment system in 3.5 where people often take damage for being certain alignments, yet every player and DM has a different opinion of what the alignments mean. This is probably the best place for the developers to make a positive change in 4ed. [/QUOTE]

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