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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Arkhandus" data-source="post: 3518287" data-attributes="member: 13966">Alignment is good.  Nonsensical DMs who want to misinterpret it and shoehorn PCs ureasonably are not good.All it takes is a bit of common sense and consideration to figure out alignment.  But most folks would just prefer to use their own ethical philosophy and then argue with each other about which of them is 'right', while ignoring what sort of absolute ethical system the D&D rules and settings support.  Numerous infinite planes of existence in D&D are composed of ethical forces.  Deal with it and keep it in mind when considering ethical conundrums in D&D; the rules clearly support certain things as being right or wrong.Aside: Alignment doesn't shoehorn people.  No character is born with an alignment and then stuck with it; the alignment doesn't control them, it's just a descriptor of their overall behavior.  And the rules say most people are true neutral; because most people aren't clearly selfless or clearly vile.  I've never seen anyone complain that their character can't do this or that because it would violate their alignment.Many of my characters shift alignment over time as circumstances influence them.  And I've DMed for or played alongside at least one or two others who shifted alignment over time as they reconsidered their characters' actions and behavior.</blockquote>