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<blockquote data-quote="Argus Decimus Mokira" data-source="post: 1842122" data-attributes="member: 10239">Alignment ConfigurationAlignment plays a strong role in the Realms, with the war of Good versus Evil common to fantasy, as well as a strong dynamic between Law and Chaos which also influences Faerunian society.&nbsp; The myriad of peoples populating Toril are not easily catalogued by two word snippets describing their morals and ethics – attempting to do so glosses over both subtle and glaring differences amongst individuals.&nbsp; Demons are Chaotic Evil, to be sure, but so might a bugbear pillager – he commits crimes against others for personal gain and has a total disregard for laws, yet surely the goblinoid does not approach the fiend in malice or bedlam.Instead, a value is assigned to each component of alignment, which allows a more flexible interpretation of how anarchic, empathic, ordered, or selfish a person may be.&nbsp; The moral and ethical components remain the same, though the Neutral options are removed.&nbsp; That is to say an individual may be Evil or Good, and Chaotic or Lawful, but no longer Neutral in either respect.&nbsp; Each component is then given a numerical value, from 0 to 10, which indicates how strongly the individual feels about his morals or ethics.&nbsp; A rating of 0 indicates a complete lack of morals or ethics, and only Constructs, Elementals, Plants, and certain Outsiders and deities may have a 0.&nbsp; A 10 rating indicates a creature with a complete fanatical devotion to that moral or ethical trait, and may only be attained by Elementals, Outsiders and deities.&nbsp; Within those parameters lie the values attainable by mortals – from 1 to 9.&nbsp; Ratings from 1 to 3 include the vast majority of humanity (~90%), including all character classes which formerly required a Neutral rating.&nbsp; Most of the remaining population (~9%) have a rating from 4 to 6 on an axis.&nbsp; Only ~1% of the population will have an alignment rating of 7 to 9, showing fanatical devotion to that aspect of their alignment.&nbsp; Statistics shows us how the population breaks down along the two axes:[CODE]% Population&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Ratings45&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; (1-3)(1-3)24.75&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; (1-3) (4-6)22.75&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; (1-3) (7-9)4.5&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; (4-6) (4-6)2.5&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; (4-6) (7-9)0.5&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; (7-9) (7-9)[/CODE]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Argus Decimus Mokira, post: 1842122, member: 10239"] Alignment Configuration Alignment plays a strong role in the Realms, with the war of Good versus Evil common to fantasy, as well as a strong dynamic between Law and Chaos which also influences Faerunian society. The myriad of peoples populating Toril are not easily catalogued by two word snippets describing their morals and ethics – attempting to do so glosses over both subtle and glaring differences amongst individuals. Demons are Chaotic Evil, to be sure, but so might a bugbear pillager – he commits crimes against others for personal gain and has a total disregard for laws, yet surely the goblinoid does not approach the fiend in malice or bedlam. Instead, a value is assigned to each component of alignment, which allows a more flexible interpretation of how anarchic, empathic, ordered, or selfish a person may be. The moral and ethical components remain the same, though the Neutral options are removed. That is to say an individual may be Evil or Good, and Chaotic or Lawful, but no longer Neutral in either respect. Each component is then given a numerical value, from 0 to 10, which indicates how strongly the individual feels about his morals or ethics. A rating of 0 indicates a complete lack of morals or ethics, and only Constructs, Elementals, Plants, and certain Outsiders and deities may have a 0. A 10 rating indicates a creature with a complete fanatical devotion to that moral or ethical trait, and may only be attained by Elementals, Outsiders and deities. Within those parameters lie the values attainable by mortals – from 1 to 9. Ratings from 1 to 3 include the vast majority of humanity (~90%), including all character classes which formerly required a Neutral rating. Most of the remaining population (~9%) have a rating from 4 to 6 on an axis. Only ~1% of the population will have an alignment rating of 7 to 9, showing fanatical devotion to that aspect of their alignment. Statistics shows us how the population breaks down along the two axes: [CODE]% Population Ratings 45 (1-3)(1-3) 24.75 (1-3) (4-6) 22.75 (1-3) (7-9) 4.5 (4-6) (4-6) 2.5 (4-6) (7-9) 0.5 (7-9) (7-9)[/CODE] [/QUOTE]

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