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<blockquote data-quote="Stone Dog" data-source="post: 1509492" data-attributes="member: 16705">I completely agree with you there.&nbsp; There is no alignment in the real world so why have it in your RPGs?&nbsp; It is just a flavor thing.Not to harp on the topic, but alignment helps solidify the fantasy feel of D&amp;D for me even more than magic and monsters do.&nbsp; The idea that these four forces pull at the hearts and souls of mortals in palpable ways is strange to think about since that (arguably I am sure) doesn't happen in our world.That is one of the reasons I liked Planescape so much.&nbsp; The alignments aren't just abstract concepts that don't mean much, they are right over there and you can wander around in a plane that personifies them.&nbsp; It just drives home that this is not our world and things don't work the same.On the other side I do enjoy alignmentless games.&nbsp; GURPS, HERO, Fading Suns and more with undetectable character traits are very satisfying to a different degree than D&amp;D is. About the same level all things considered, but just different.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Stone Dog, post: 1509492, member: 16705"] I completely agree with you there. There is no alignment in the real world so why have it in your RPGs? It is just a flavor thing. Not to harp on the topic, but alignment helps solidify the fantasy feel of D&D for me even more than magic and monsters do. The idea that these four forces pull at the hearts and souls of mortals in palpable ways is strange to think about since that (arguably I am sure) doesn't happen in our world. That is one of the reasons I liked Planescape so much. The alignments aren't just abstract concepts that don't mean much, they are right over there and you can wander around in a plane that personifies them. It just drives home that this is not our world and things don't work the same. On the other side I do enjoy alignmentless games. GURPS, HERO, Fading Suns and more with undetectable character traits are very satisfying to a different degree than D&D is. About the same level all things considered, but just different. [/QUOTE]

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