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<blockquote data-quote="see" data-source="post: 4356753" data-attributes="member: 10531">Hmm.&nbsp; I'm not a lawyer, nor am I a Wizards representative, so, this is not authoritative in the least, but the way it looks to me is:The GSL says:Alignment is one of the references; therefore, you may not &quot;define, redefine, or alter the definition of alignment&quot;.&nbsp; The PHB says:I think one could, using the &quot;add to applicability&quot;, add new alignments beyond those four.&nbsp; However, if your alignment system does not include all four, you are redefining or altering the definition of alignment, and are in violation of the GSL.&nbsp; Similarly, since all four are references, if your new system redefines any of the four, you are similarly in violation of the GSL.&nbsp; That you label any system that does redefining as an &quot;optional&quot; replacement doesn't, to me, seem to have any weight under the GSL.Instead, I'd avoid the term &quot;alignment&quot; entirely.&nbsp; Don't make any references to it.&nbsp; Refer to a &quot;Ethical Allegiance&quot;, pitting the forces of &quot;Order&quot; against &quot;Anarchy&quot; or somesuch, avoiding the SRD-defined terms entirely.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="see, post: 4356753, member: 10531"] Hmm. I'm not a lawyer, nor am I a Wizards representative, so, this is not authoritative in the least, but the way it looks to me is: The GSL says: Alignment is one of the references; therefore, you may not "define, redefine, or alter the definition of alignment". The PHB says: I think one could, using the "add to applicability", add new alignments beyond those four. However, if your alignment system does not include all four, you are redefining or altering the definition of alignment, and are in violation of the GSL. Similarly, since all four are references, if your new system redefines any of the four, you are similarly in violation of the GSL. That you label any system that does redefining as an "optional" replacement doesn't, to me, seem to have any weight under the GSL. Instead, I'd avoid the term "alignment" entirely. Don't make any references to it. Refer to a "Ethical Allegiance", pitting the forces of "Order" against "Anarchy" or somesuch, avoiding the SRD-defined terms entirely. [/QUOTE]

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