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<blockquote data-quote="Satin Knights" data-source="post: 5900893" data-attributes="member: 6666968">In general I agree with allowing alignment changes.&nbsp; But in Breninyr's case, I have a couple issues.A monk requires dedicated focus and training to do the things he does.&nbsp; A sensei even more so, as he has to analyze the fight, form the strategy in his mind, translate that into what is possible for his ally to do, relay that strategy as a bardic performance and do all that in time for the information to be useful.&nbsp; The art of war is actually a science, not an art.&nbsp; Worshiping a deity so much that the deity grants you spells to shape and mold the world to its desires requires dedication.&nbsp; Turning to an almighty and saying &quot;I like your ideas, but that one over there has some interesting points too&quot; is not going to get you empowered to change the world.&nbsp; So, in my opinion, both of his class choices require strict dedication.&nbsp; His back story reads more like &quot;eh, got bored, moved on to something else&quot;. Paladin, monk and cleric should have a hard time switching between alignments.&nbsp; They other classes, not so much.&nbsp; Now, looking over the deities mentioned.&nbsp; Quaren: diplomacy and commerce:&nbsp; These fit more as LG to me than NG.&nbsp; You make a choice, you stick by it, either by pact and bond of your word with diplomacy, or by set laws of commerce. Pascal: Learning, Craft, Knowledge, Architecture, Mathematics, Medicine:&nbsp; All of these are sciences.&nbsp; They all require dedication and the same action taken produce the same result.&nbsp; So, I feel he should be LN.Tessel: CN definitely. Do what you must to get the job done.&nbsp; The very definition of chaotic neutral.So, I can see Breninyr having a bit more dedication and turning away from the monastery to the more exacting direct worship of Pascal if he had focused on the science path, or direct worship of Quaren for the &quot;Protector of the community&quot; path.&nbsp; So, adding a bit more focus to Breninyr and a slight rewrite of the deities is the direction I am leaning in this particular case.&nbsp; It allows him to stay within LG or even LN and switching focus more towards community protection.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Satin Knights, post: 5900893, member: 6666968"] In general I agree with allowing alignment changes. But in Breninyr's case, I have a couple issues. A monk requires dedicated focus and training to do the things he does. A sensei even more so, as he has to analyze the fight, form the strategy in his mind, translate that into what is possible for his ally to do, relay that strategy as a bardic performance and do all that in time for the information to be useful. The art of war is actually a science, not an art. Worshiping a deity so much that the deity grants you spells to shape and mold the world to its desires requires dedication. Turning to an almighty and saying "I like your ideas, but that one over there has some interesting points too" is not going to get you empowered to change the world. So, in my opinion, both of his class choices require strict dedication. His back story reads more like "eh, got bored, moved on to something else". Paladin, monk and cleric should have a hard time switching between alignments. They other classes, not so much. Now, looking over the deities mentioned. Quaren: diplomacy and commerce: These fit more as LG to me than NG. You make a choice, you stick by it, either by pact and bond of your word with diplomacy, or by set laws of commerce. Pascal: Learning, Craft, Knowledge, Architecture, Mathematics, Medicine: All of these are sciences. They all require dedication and the same action taken produce the same result. So, I feel he should be LN. Tessel: CN definitely. Do what you must to get the job done. The very definition of chaotic neutral. So, I can see Breninyr having a bit more dedication and turning away from the monastery to the more exacting direct worship of Pascal if he had focused on the science path, or direct worship of Quaren for the "Protector of the community" path. So, adding a bit more focus to Breninyr and a slight rewrite of the deities is the direction I am leaning in this particular case. It allows him to stay within LG or even LN and switching focus more towards community protection. [/QUOTE]

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