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<blockquote data-quote="TaranTheWanderer" data-source="post: 9511883" data-attributes="member: 15882">I feel that, if you are incorporating flaws and other character traits, &quot;alignment&quot; will be baked into it in a more natural way.Example: The person who has a Bond of &quot;Anything for my Community&quot; and&nbsp; a Flaw of &quot;I will speak up for injustice, regardless of who it offends&quot;Can be LG (if the law doesn't support the injustice) or CG (if the law is supporting the injustice).&nbsp; Or you could say the character is leaning into their LG tendencies because they have a strict code to speak up for injustice.The label is irrelevant.&nbsp; It's the execution that's important and how it affects the story unfolding.Alignment, flaws and bonds etc... are nothing more than role-playing notes until they complicate the story.As soon as it complicates something, it directs the story and creates a situation that must be overcome somehow.IMO - that's when I'd reward a benny.I don't think &quot;punishing&quot; a player for going against their personality traits is the way to go.&nbsp; Reward them for leaning into it.&nbsp; If you see them taking the easy way out by going against their personality traits, OFFER them a benny for taking an approach that leans into their personality as long as it complicates things.If you want to go so far as the FATE mechanics, you can offer them a benny for complications and allow them to refuse by paying it off - but that's probably not necessary.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="TaranTheWanderer, post: 9511883, member: 15882"] I feel that, if you are incorporating flaws and other character traits, "alignment" will be baked into it in a more natural way. Example: The person who has a Bond of "Anything for my Community" and a Flaw of "I will speak up for injustice, regardless of who it offends" Can be LG (if the law doesn't support the injustice) or CG (if the law is supporting the injustice). Or you could say the character is leaning into their LG tendencies because they have a strict code to speak up for injustice. The label is irrelevant. It's the execution that's important and how it affects the story unfolding. Alignment, flaws and bonds etc... are nothing more than role-playing notes until they complicate the story. As soon as it complicates something, it directs the story and creates a situation that must be overcome somehow. IMO - that's when I'd reward a benny. I don't think "punishing" a player for going against their personality traits is the way to go. Reward them for leaning into it. If you see them taking the easy way out by going against their personality traits, OFFER them a benny for taking an approach that leans into their personality as long as it complicates things. If you want to go so far as the FATE mechanics, you can offer them a benny for complications and allow them to refuse by paying it off - but that's probably not necessary. [/QUOTE]

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