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<blockquote data-quote="Hurin70" data-source="post: 7980181" data-attributes="member: 6875491">I like the way you put that, Cosmic Kid.Also, for the record, I wasn't arguing alignment has to be rooted to mechanics. I was just saying I would like more guidance on what alignment means than 'you follow your whims'. Alignment should tell me what sorts of whims I have. Are my basic whims to hurt and demean others for my own amusement? Then at least I know I am evil. Do I try to help others even at the cost of my own interests? Then I'm good. As others have noted, I never found Lawful Evil very hard to understand. It can be having evil whims or purposes -- conquer the world, destroy others, etc. -- but abiding by agreements, treaties, and the letter of the law in doing it. It's Satan agreeing to take Johnny's soul only if Johnny can't play the fiddle better. It's the corporate lawyer getting the village to sign away its water rights to him, then selling them water at 10x the price. It's actually my favourite alignment for BBEGs, because they can be bargained and reasoned with, but never trusted.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Hurin70, post: 7980181, member: 6875491"] I like the way you put that, Cosmic Kid. Also, for the record, I wasn't arguing alignment has to be rooted to mechanics. I was just saying I would like more guidance on what alignment means than 'you follow your whims'. Alignment should tell me what sorts of whims I have. Are my basic whims to hurt and demean others for my own amusement? Then at least I know I am evil. Do I try to help others even at the cost of my own interests? Then I'm good. As others have noted, I never found Lawful Evil very hard to understand. It can be having evil whims or purposes -- conquer the world, destroy others, etc. -- but abiding by agreements, treaties, and the letter of the law in doing it. It's Satan agreeing to take Johnny's soul only if Johnny can't play the fiddle better. It's the corporate lawyer getting the village to sign away its water rights to him, then selling them water at 10x the price. It's actually my favourite alignment for BBEGs, because they can be bargained and reasoned with, but never trusted. [/QUOTE]

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