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<blockquote data-quote="Urbannen" data-source="post: 3521118" data-attributes="member: 7643">One reason alignment doesn't work is that most beings should probably be classified as neutral.&nbsp; The D&amp;D alignment system is not a particularly mature or deep way of thinking.&nbsp; The Law/Chaos alignment axis seems almost deliberately undefined.&nbsp; There are lots of other things that can affect characters' decisions, such group allegiances, but the game has no&nbsp; mechanic for addressing these.&nbsp;&nbsp; The Order of the Stick comic has done some really cool stuff with alignment.&nbsp; The leader of the group in the comic is LG, but is at odds with a paladin.&nbsp; The group has a CE member who is loyal to the group.&nbsp; If I remember correctly, alignment was originally confined to Lawful/Neutral/Chaotic, and basically humanoids and &quot;villains&quot; were chaotic.&nbsp; It seems that the system was just dreamed up to justify the PCs killing humanoids and villains and looting their possessions.&nbsp; It's kind of like when churches say to the people it's okay to fight and kill the enemies of the state.&nbsp; The heathens are chaotic, but we're lawful.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Urbannen, post: 3521118, member: 7643"] One reason alignment doesn't work is that most beings should probably be classified as neutral. The D&D alignment system is not a particularly mature or deep way of thinking. The Law/Chaos alignment axis seems almost deliberately undefined. There are lots of other things that can affect characters' decisions, such group allegiances, but the game has no mechanic for addressing these. The Order of the Stick comic has done some really cool stuff with alignment. The leader of the group in the comic is LG, but is at odds with a paladin. The group has a CE member who is loyal to the group. If I remember correctly, alignment was originally confined to Lawful/Neutral/Chaotic, and basically humanoids and "villains" were chaotic. It seems that the system was just dreamed up to justify the PCs killing humanoids and villains and looting their possessions. It's kind of like when churches say to the people it's okay to fight and kill the enemies of the state. The heathens are chaotic, but we're lawful. [/QUOTE]

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