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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Man in the Funny Hat" data-source="post: 3519669" data-attributes="member: 32740">But then again, the way you're trying to use it there is to describe/define in detail the character and her motivations.  Alignment is generalized categories.  It should not bother you that out of nine general categories there isn't one to provide a SPECIFIC descriptive context for every given character.  As a player, it should only bother you if the one specific category you've chosen as your characters alignment cannot provide a viable reference point to compare YOUR characters actions to.  Again, the alignment is not dictating, nor limiting your characters choice of actions, nor reactions to in-game motivations.  If you have a character whose behavior genuinely seems to drift between different alignment categories - so what?  Can't you still use those alignment categories to gauge how your characters behavior remains consistent in its own fashion, despite NOT fallling neatly into one general category?</blockquote>