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<blockquote data-quote="Jenale" data-source="post: 755175" data-attributes="member: 10811">Very good question.Another point that makes alignment difficult to pin down:&nbsp; sometimes DMs and players don't have the same behavior connected to the same short-cut alignment label.From the beginning, I think that there needs to be a clear understanding as to what alignment the DM believes a behavior falls under, with input from the players before there's a conflict about whether a behavior is ok for the LG paladin or not--or others, but paladins are the ones who are mostly likely to come up against consequences if the DM doesn't agree that the behavior is truly LG.I really like kengar's essay there.&nbsp; (May I quote it?)I think the bottom line is that the characters, no matter what alignment, believe that whatever they are doing is the right (or best) thing to do given the circumstances they are in.&nbsp; Alignment is a tool for the player to put him-/herself into the character's mindset, and for the DM to check PC action against stated ideals, and think of ways to challenge the PC's faithfulness to those stated ideals.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Jenale, post: 755175, member: 10811"] Very good question. Another point that makes alignment difficult to pin down: sometimes DMs and players don't have the same behavior connected to the same short-cut alignment label. From the beginning, I think that there needs to be a clear understanding as to what alignment the DM believes a behavior falls under, with input from the players [B]before[/B] there's a conflict about whether a behavior is ok for the LG paladin or not--or others, but paladins are the ones who are mostly likely to come up against consequences if the DM doesn't agree that the behavior is truly LG. I really like kengar's essay there. (May I quote it?) I think the bottom line is that the characters, no matter what alignment, believe that whatever they are doing is the right (or best) thing to do given the circumstances they are in. Alignment is a tool for the player to put him-/herself into the character's mindset, and for the DM to check PC action against stated ideals, and think of ways to challenge the PC's faithfulness to those stated ideals. [/QUOTE]

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