Obryn
Hero
With alignment languages, it's also important to remember the source material for D&D. In this case, it's particularly Moorcockian - alignment is as much about membership in a faction as it is a moral code. OD&D/1e Alignment had a reality above and beyond basic morality - characters were penalized for switching, spells could act on it, and so on. This faction view of alignment was still predominant in 1e Greyhawk, and you can see its importance in the sourcebooks.
As alignment became more and more about ethics, alignment languages made less and less sense. Even by 1e, it looks like a vestigial remnant of something that used to be important. So yeah, as Hobo said, it's as much about team jerseys as anything else.
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As alignment became more and more about ethics, alignment languages made less and less sense. Even by 1e, it looks like a vestigial remnant of something that used to be important. So yeah, as Hobo said, it's as much about team jerseys as anything else.
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